WikiLeaks will help tech companies defend themselves against the CIA hacking techniques recently made public by the cyber-hacking group, founder Julian Assange vowed, according to the Associated Press.
Assange said Thursday his group would give them “exclusive access” to help fix vulnerabilities identified in the stolen documents.
While many of the exploits were are patched up, technology companies wanted more out info about the CIA’s cyber espionage toolkit after Tuesday’s WikiLeaks dump of classified documents from the spy agency. The collaboration is significant given WikiLeaks history of criticizing Silicon Valley giants like Google, Microsoft, and Apple, ABC News reports.
Much of what disclosed in the leaked CIA files were not that surprising to industry experts, given the agency’s objective is to conduct espionage. However, the disclosure highlighted the government’s unwillingness to share vulnerabilities in American tech companies’ products that could affect millions of customers, Wired reports.
According to the Associated Press, the new cooperation could spark a “potential conflict between Silicon Valley firms eager to protect their products and an agency stung by the radical transparency group’s disclosures.”
—RealClearLife
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