WASHINGTON (AP) — One retired U.S. intelligence official says the latest release of documents by WikiLeaks is “real bad” for the CIA.
The dump includes more than 8,000 documents that are said to have been taken from the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence. Experts say they appear to be legitimate, and that the release is almost certain to shake the CIA.
If it does prove legitimate, the dump will represent yet another catastrophic breach for the U.S. intelligence community at the hands of WikiLeaks and its allies
The documents cover a range of topics, including what appeared to be a discussion about how to compromise smart televisions and turn them into improvised surveillance devices.
Security expert Jake Williams of Rendition Infosec says he wouldn’t be surprised if people are “changing careers — and ending careers — as we speak.”
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