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Tag: Open government

Tag Archives: Open government

14Apr/17

CIA chief calls WikiLeaks a ‘hostile intelligence service’

April 14, 2017PoliticsAustralia, Central Intelligence Agency, Company: WikiLeaks, Cryptography, Donald Trump, Espionage, Government, Hillary Clinton, Julian Assange, Mike Pompeo, National security, Open government, Politics, Pompeo, Reception of WikiLeaks, Russia, Secrecy, Sweden, United States, United States intelligence agencies, Vault 7, Washington, Washington D.C., WikiLeakssmbale

CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Thursday called WikiLeaks a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like Russia.
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08Mar/17

Frankfurt U.S. consulate houses CIA cyber hacking centre, says WikiLeaks

March 8, 2017PoliticsCentral Intelligence Agency, Company: WikiLeaks, Country: United States, Espionage, Frankfurt, Germany, Government, Information sensitivity, Jonathan Liu, Kissinger cables, National security, News leaks, Open government, Politics, Reception of WikiLeaks, Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, Samsung, Secrecy, United States, Vault 7, Whistleblowing, WikiLeakssmbale

According to documents released by WikiLeaks, the U.S. consulate in Frankfurt is a CIA “hacking centre” for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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08Mar/17

WikiLeaks says it has secret CIA hacking tools

March 8, 2017SecurityCentral Intelligence Agency, Communication software, Company: WikiLeaks, Computer security, Cross-platform software, Democratic National Committee cyber attacks, Espionage, Government, Information sensitivity, Instant messaging clients, LANGLEY, National security, News leaks, Open government, Operating systems, Reactions to the United States diplomatic cables leak, Secrecy, Software, Technology/Internet, Telegram, United States, WhatsApp, WikiLeakssmbale

Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks says it has obtained a secret trove of hacking tools used by the CIA.

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