{"id":298590,"date":"2017-03-11T16:32:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T15:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/vault7-intel-security-releases-new-detection-tools-following-wikileaks-cia-revelations\/"},"modified":"2017-03-11T16:32:03","modified_gmt":"2017-03-11T15:32:03","slug":"vault7-intel-security-releases-new-detection-tools-following-wikileaks-cia-revelations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/vault7-intel-security-releases-new-detection-tools-following-wikileaks-cia-revelations\/","title":{"rendered":"#Vault7: Intel Security releases new detection tools following WikiLeaks\u2019 CIA revelations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the wake of WikiLeaks\u2019 revelation that the CIA has developed malicious malware that allows them to take over computers, Intel Security, the world\u2019s largest security technology firm, has released new toolkits that can detect rogue software.<\/p>\n

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The malware, or \u2018rootkit\u2019, is designed to allow access to parts of a computer where it typically wouldn\u2019t be allowed and can hide the existence of other activities.<\/p>\n

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According to the leaked data, the CIA created Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) rootkits to hack into Apple Macbooks. The malicious software can allegedly embed itself in a computer\u2019s low-level firmware and runs as the system is booting up. It is also coded to survive system updates, reinstallations, and can restore malware that gets removed.<\/p>\n

In response to the WikiLeaks release, Intel Security\u2019s Advanced Threat Research team has created a new module for its existing CHIPSEC open-source framework that can detect the rogue EFI. The module can run on Windows, Linux, and macOS.<\/p>\n

Speaking to RT this week, John McAfee, the creator of McAfee, which is now Intel Security, said that the CIA is failing in its mandate to protect the American people, likening its practices to withholding penicillin from someone who is sick.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0McAfee on #Vault7: The CIA has failed its mandate to protect the American people<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

McAfee argued that the world needs a new paradigm on how to deal with cyberweapons, as he claims they are potentially \u201cmany times more devastating\u201d<\/em> than nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, WikiLeaks published a massive batch of leaked classified documents that detail the CIA\u2019s arsenal of cyberweapons. The anti-secrecy site said the documents detail \u201cthe entire hacking capacity of the CIA.\u201d<\/em> It is believed that they received the files from a private contractor who was working for the intelligence agency.<\/p>\n

Among the many revelations in the cache of files is that the agency has reportedly created tools that allow it to hack into the world\u2019s most popular smartphones and make them send location information, as well as text and audio data.<\/p>\n

The CIA is also allegedly able to turn Samsung TVs into covert listening devices and can disguise its hacks to make them appear as if they are coming from other countries such as Russia, Iran, and China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Via RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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