Russian mafia malware believed to have been weaponized by the CIA

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WikiLeaks shows CIA hijacked Russian mafia malware

April 07, 2017



 On Friday WikiLeaks released part 4 of their Vault 7 series detailing Russian mafia malware believed to have been weaponized by the CIA

(WASHINGTON, DC) WikiLeaks has released the fourth part of ‘Vault 7’, named ‘Grasshopper’, the latest in a series of leaks detailing alleged CIA hacking techniques. It details malicious software WikiLeaks claims was taken from “suspected Russian organized crime.”

The latest release consists of 27 documents WikiLeaks claims come from the CIA’s ‘Grasshopper framework’, a platform for building malware for use on Microsoft Windows operating systems.

In a statement from WikiLeaks, ‘Grasshopper’ was described as providing the CIA with the ability to build a customized implant which will behave differently, depending on the security capabilities of a computer.

    RELEASE: CIA malware for Windows "Grasshopper" -- which includes its own language https://t.co/cuNOq3lH4N pic.twitter.com/VEgd8YhyGY
    — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) April 7, 2017


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