How the CIA intercepts your cell phone, spies on calls, hacks WhatsApp, etc.

March 7, 2017, by Santiago Comment

The Wikileaks website calls this the largest information leak in the history of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Baptized as Vault 7, this Wikileaks post includes information on how the CIA can hack, intercept and take control of devices and computers around the world.

The CIA has a world hacking program, with thousands of people working to develop programs that allow infiltration of millions of devices mobile phones or systems, are online u offline. Even invade web servers and internet infrastructure.

Through viruses and other malicious software, it could infect in an automated way and gain control of cell phones, computers, TVs, routers, and even modern cars (in the latter case, for murderous purposes, according to Wikileaks). Through other tools, the software on CDs and DVDs. The agency is also in the capacity to extract information from isolated internet systems, like a police database, by means of a simple USB memory and the physical intervention of a person.

The CIA intercepts WhatsApp before the data is encrypted

Can activate the microphone and camera of smartphones or webcams covertly. You can also get the location, intercept calls and messages of these devices. Applications like WhatsApp, Telegram the Signal they certainly ensure communication between both ends, but the CIA is capable of intercepting these communications, before those applications can protect transmitted information.

The problem is in the operating systems

It is not a problem of the applications themselves, but of the operating systems on smartphones, such as Android e iOS. The CIA has teams of people specialized in finding security holes in these platforms. They are vulnerabilities that neither the Google or Apple companies themselves can detect to be corrected. In other words, the solution is not to improve applications, but rather for manufacturers to patch up weaknesses in their equipment’s software.

Exploits and techniques used by the CIA to exploit vulnerabilities in the Android system

False shutdown on Samsung Smart TVs

The CIA Samsung smart TVs intervene in a particular way. In them implements a false shutdown mode. The equipment appears off to the user, but in reality it is on, recording a potential conversation in the environment and sending the information to the CIA computers.

CIA malware is not detected by antivirus

These malicious programs can collect all the information that a person enters by keyboard on your device. They can also collect all user passwords, do webcam captures, destroy data, etc. Unfortunately, they are also capable of evade detection by reputable antivirus. Through various maneuvers, they are programmed to stay on the device for days or even years target. Their code and the way they communicate are designed to prevent them from eventually being involved with the CIA or the United States government.

Hacking tools held by other entities

The vulnerabilities exploited by these CIA weapons are unknown to equipment manufacturers. Although the CIA could and should report them to companies, it does not do so because this ensures that you can continue hacking any device. The most serious problem is that the CIA previously have lost control of many of these tools malicious hacking, through former employees. Now they can be found in the hands of other hackers, Business, organizations or even governments that will also have the power to hack everyone. This is precisely how this information has reached the Wikileaks website.

Updated March 09, 2017: Google has reported It has already fixed “many” of the vulnerabilities mentioned by the CIA, in Chrome and Android. It says they have a scan in progress and will implement any other necessary protection.

References: Wikileaks

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