Josh Schulte, the CIA programmer accused of leaking Vault 7 classified documents to WikiLeaks was found guilty of espionage by a New York jury this past week.
The case has drawn national attention, not only because it exposed the CIA’s massive cyber wing, but also revealed the intelligence agency was using phones and TVs to spy on Americans. Alison Morrow welcomes investigative journalist Christina R., aka Radix Verum, to discuss the case.
RenaudBe reports that the CIA lost control of the majority of its hacking arsenal, according to a huge reveal by Wikileaks. Going by the code name Vault 7, the arsenal includes malware, viruses, trojans, weaponized “zero-day” exploits, malware remote control systems and associated documentation. Here’s more on the scope of the CIA’s covert operation.
Josh Sigurdson reports that the Spanish court has summoned former CIA chief Mike Pompeo to explain the U.S. government’s plot to assassinate Julian Assange. The distressing news of the plot was first reported by The Guardian in the UK last September.
The court is moving to clarify claims that the CIA sought out ways to kidnap and/or assassinate Julian Assange after he released “Vault 7,” revealing the level of corruption in government. Sigurdson says President Trump had a favorable personal relationship with Assange, while Pompeo and Jeff Sessions both claimed one of their No. 1 priorities was to “get Assange.” Here’s more from World Alternative Media.
We’ve long suspected that the CIA could tap all of our emails. Now, it’s becoming apparent they could pretty much tap into every single device you have that connects to the Internet or runs off electricity. Truthstream Media explores some of the frightening implications.
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The Vault 7 revelations by Wikileaks demonstrate that the CIA has enjoyed far more massive intelligence-gathering capabilities than most folks imagined. But there are disturbing aspects about the leaks. How many other spy agencies have already acquired the same capabilities? Where will the spying lead? Is the CIA engaged in illicit activities on US shores — assassinations, spreading propaganda, meddling with our elections and our elected officials. Styxhexenhammer666 surveys the confusing terrain and spells out some of the dangers.
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