A new dump from WikiLeaks has revealed an apparent CIA project - code named "CherryBlossom" - that since 2007 has used customized, Linux-based firmware covertly installed on business and home routers to monitor internet traffic and as a stepping stone for exploiting targets' devices.
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Details of the CherryBlossom projectwere published Thursday by secrets-spilling organization WikiLeaks, as part of its ongoing series of "Vault 7" dumps of apparent CIA attack tools.
Previously leaked Vault 7 information, which dated from 2013 to 2016, described programs with such names as AfterMidnight, Athena, Dark Matter, Grasshopper, Hive, Pandemic and Weeping Angel. The identity of whoever leaked the information to WikiLeaks - and their motivation - remains unknown (see 7 Facts: 'Vault 7' CIA Hacking Tool Dump by WikiLeaks).
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Posted By: Steve Williams
Tuesday, June 20th 2017 at 7:13PM
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