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CIA report: security was so lax at the time of the Vault 7 breach, that if WikiLeaks hadn't published said files, CIA may have never known they were compromised

The theft of top-secret computer hacking tools from the CIA in 2016 was the result of a workplace culture in which the agency's … Tweets: @nakashimae , @campuscodi , @ronwyden , @gossithedog , @somospostpc , @daveaitel , and @ridt Tweets: Ellen Nakashima / @nakashimae : NEW: Elite CIA unit that developed hacking tools failed to secure its own systems, allowing massive “Vault 7” leak, an internal report found. My latest with @shaneharris https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Catalin Cimpanu / @campuscodi : Report to be published later this week. Clear out your schedules. https://twitter.com/... Ron Wyden / @ronwyden : Given this damning CIA report that exposes serious lapses in the cybersecurity of our nation's top intelligence agencies, I'm pressing DNI John Ratcliffe on how he plans to better protect our country's most sensitive secrets. We've seen what happens when they're left vulnerable. https://twitter.com/... Kevin Beaumont / @gossithedog : The Vault 7 leaker took up to 34 terabytes of information and nobody noticed until it appeared on Wikileaks, oops. https://twitter.com/... Alex Barredo / @somospostpc : Hi, we're the Five Eyes: one is blind, the other is compromised by China, and other three are understaffed https://twitter.com/... @daveaitel : There's something...weird...about having a bunch of high end hacking tools, including exploits, on a network, and then trying to protect that network from them with normal account auditing.... https://twitter.com/... Thomas Rid / @ridt : Exhibit 1, excellent reporting as always here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Also, wait for the actual report, likely later today.

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  • @nakashimae Ellen Nakashima on x
    NEW: Elite CIA unit that developed hacking tools failed to secure its own systems, allowing massive “Vault 7” leak, an internal report found. My latest with @shaneharris https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
  • @campuscodi Catalin Cimpanu on x
    Report to be published later this week. Clear out your schedules. https://twitter.com/...
  • @ronwyden Ron Wyden on x
    Given this damning CIA report that exposes serious lapses in the cybersecurity of our nation's top intelligence agencies, I'm pressing DNI John Ratcliffe on how he plans to better protect our country's most sensitive secrets. We've seen what happens when they're left vulnerable. …
  • @gossithedog Kevin Beaumont on x
    The Vault 7 leaker took up to 34 terabytes of information and nobody noticed until it appeared on Wikileaks, oops. https://twitter.com/...
  • @somospostpc Alex Barredo on x
    Hi, we're the Five Eyes: one is blind, the other is compromised by China, and other three are understaffed https://twitter.com/...
  • @daveaitel @daveaitel on x
    There's something...weird...about having a bunch of high end hacking tools, including exploits, on a network, and then trying to protect that network from them with normal account auditing.... https://twitter.com/...
  • @ridt Thomas Rid on x
    Exhibit 1, excellent reporting as always here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Also, wait for the actual report, likely later today.