Assange: WikiLeaks will help tech firms defend against CIA hacking

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pledged Thursday to provide technology companies with the technical details needed to fix product flaws that were exposed when his organization published documents that apparently show how the Central Intelligence Agency hacks into phones and other devices. The 8,761 documents that WikiLeaks posted on its website Tuesday described malware and other tools used to exploit a wide range of commercial products including smartphones, software and equipment from Apple, Alphabet’s Google, Samsung, and Microsoft. The documents sent companies scrambling to uncover what...

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Robert McMillan writes about computer security, hackers, and privacy. Previously, he has written about cloud computing, business technology, bitcoin, and artificial intelligence.


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From the Foreword by Lawrence B. Wilkerson: “[T]he debate over whether oil was a principal reason for the 2003 invasion has waxed and waned, with one camp arguing that it absolutely was, while the other argues the precise opposite.” “Mr. Vogler, himself a former...

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