WikiLeaks' latest document dump allegedly shows the CIA has devoted a lot of time to going after Apple products.
The Watch Leverage Onlineleaking organization released another dose of documents on Thursday that detail "several CIA projects that infect Apple Mac firmware ... developed by the CIA's Embedded Development Branch," according to the press release announcing the publication.
SEE ALSO: WikiLeaks document dump alleges the CIA can hack almost everythingThe CIA allegedly used a type of firmware malware to infect Macs and iPhones so the infection will continue even if the device's owner reinstalls the operating system.
The CIA has also gone after iPhones before they make it into the hands of customers, according to WikiLeaks, though it's not possible to prove that from these documents.
"...the CIA has been infecting the iPhone supply chain of its targets since at least 2008," the release claims. WikiLeaks claims the CIA has gone after mail orders of Apple devices to infect devices before they get to their destination.
This is WikiLeaks's second recent document dump that details allegations of CIA hacking techniques. The first, released earlier this month, detailed how the CIA has turned smart TVs into spying tools, tried to hack cars, and is able to get around encrypted chat apps such as Signal and WhatsApp.
The documents in the initial dump appeared to be legitimate according to folks who know how to identify such things. That bears mentioning, because WikiLeaks lost a lot of credibility in 2016 as its public persona appeared to align itself with the campaign of President Donald Trump. Some critics have labeled it an arm of Russian government intelligence.
Several of the documents revealed here are more than half a decade old, which shows the CIA has long tried to get the jump on Apple devices.
Topics Apple iPhone
(Editor: {typename type="name"/})
Character AI reveals AvatarFX, a new AI video generator
Verizon deal: Netflix & Max with ads for $10/month
Verizon deal: Netflix & Max with ads for $10/month
NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for December 11: Tips to solve Connections #79
The Biggest Tech Fails of the Last Decade
The strangeness of Japan's decision to start openly hunting whales
Each year, Japanese whalers haul hundreds of harpooned whales aboard their giant 8,145-ton vessel, t
...[Details]
Best Apple deal: Save $130 on 11
SAVE $130:As of Dec. 10, Best Buy's Deal of the Day is offering a 128GB 11-inch Apple iPad Air (M2)
...[Details]
Best Chroma Pearl DualSense controller deal: Get $20 off at Best Buy
SAVE $20:As of Dec. 9, the Chroma Pearl DualSense Wireless Controller is on sale for $59.99 at Best
...[Details]
Best stocking stuffer deals: Save 20% at Amazon when you buy 5 items
SAVE 20%:Buy 5 select stocking stuffers at Amazon and get 20% off the total including Apple accessor
...[Details]
Interviews for Resistance
...[Details]
How to unblock XVideos for free
TL;DR:Unblock XVideos from anywhere in the world with a VPN. The best VPN for unblocking porn sites
...[Details]
NYT mini crossword answers for December 10
The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword
...[Details]
Best Echo Pop deal: Save $22 at Amazon
SAVE $22:As of Dec. 11, the Amazon Echo Pop is on sale for $17.99. That's a whopping 55% off its lis
...[Details]
Predicting the future is more art than science, yet it's always an interesting exercise to engage in
...[Details]
Best free online courses from MIT
TL;DR:A wide range of online courses from MIT are available to take for free on edX. Find free lesso
...[Details]
接受PR>=1、BR>=1，流量相当，内容相关类链接。
