From: "David B." <avidB@nomail.afraid.invalid">DavidB@nomail.afraid.invalid>

On 05/05/2017 14:28, Virus Guy wrote:
> WikiLeaks Reveals "Archimedes": Malware Used To Hack Local Area Networks
> 
>
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-05/wiki...
sed-hack-local-area-networks
> 
> May 5, 2017 8:55 AM
> 
> In its seventh CIA leak since March 23rd, WikiLeaks has just revealed
> the user manual of a CIA hacking tool known as ΓÇÿArchimedesΓÇÖ which is
> purportedly used to attack computers inside a Local Area Network (LAN).
> The CIA tool works by redirecting a target's webpage search to a CIA
> server which serves up a webpage that looks exactly like the original
> page they were expecting to be served, but which contains malware. ItΓÇÖs
> only possible to detect the attack by examining the page source.
> 
> https://wikileaks.org/vault7/document/Archime...
> https://wikileaks.org/vault7/document/Archime...
> https://wikileaks.org/vault7/document/Archime...
> https://wikileaks.org/vault7/document/Archime...
> https://wikileaks.org/vault7/document/Fulcrum...
> 
> See also:
> 
> https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/cms/index.html
> 
> Per WikiLeaks:
> 
> ============
>      Today, May 5th 2017, WikiLeaks publishes "Archimedes", a tool used
> by the CIA to attack a computer inside a Local Area Network (LAN),
> usually used in offices. It allows the re-directing of traffic from the
> target computer inside the LAN through a computer infected with this
> malware and controlled by the CIA. This technique is used by the CIA to
> redirect the target's computers web browser to an exploitation server
> while appearing as a normal browsing session.
> 
>      The document illustrates a type of attack within a "protected
> environment" as the the tool is deployed into an existing local network
> abusing existing machines to bring targeted computers under control and
> allowing further exploitation and abuse.
> 
>      RELEASE: CIA '#Archimedes' system for exfiltration and browser
> hijacking. Includes manuals and binary signatures.
> https://t.co/XWr33GMGDN pic.twitter.com/TEyhABJvbO
> 
>      ΓÇö WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) May 5, 2017

> =============


Thanks for this! :-)

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