CIA using technique to impersonate Russian hackers: Leaks

The CIA has routinely used techniques that enable the spy agency’s hackers to stage false-flag operations in cyberspace and leave behind “fingerprints” of hackers from Russia, according to the latest internal documents published by WikiLeaks.

The whistle-blowing website said on Tuesday that it had obtained and published thousands of documents from the Central Intelligence Agency that reveal its hacking and spying secrets.

One section titled “Umbrage” details the CIA’s ability to impersonate cyber-attack techniques used by hackers in Russia and other countries.

The explosive leaks provide potential ammunition to supporters of President Donald Trump, who claim the alleged Russian hacking attacks against the 2016 presidential election could be a false-flag operation carried out by his domestic foes.

In theory, the hacking technique enables the CIA to fake digital forensic fingerprints to make the Russians look guilty of infiltrating the…

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