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According to the files, the CIA designed its biometrics database in such a way that the entire system ceases to work after six months if a CIA operative doesn’t visit the liaison agency to install an update.
This update does not take place. The CIA operative that visits these liaison agencies inserts a USB device that runs the ExpressLane tool.
This app shows a splash screen that mimics an update status bar. In reality, ExpressLane collects all the new biometrics data recorded since the last visit. In addition, ExpressLane also prolongs the biometrics database kill date with another six months or any custom period of time.
Fake update window ExpressLane’s purpose is to make sure that other US agencies play fair with the CIA and share all the data they collect, otherwise, the CIA bricks its remote biometrics databases.
ExpressLane works together with another tool called ExitRamp, which is used to extract the biometrics data from the ExpressLane USB.
Today's dump is part of a larger series called Vault 7 contains documents WikiLeaks claims were stolen from the CIA by hackers and insiders. You can follow the rest of our WikiLeaks Vault 7 coverage here. Below is a list of the most notable WikiLeaks "Vault 7" dumps:
ᗙ Weeping Angel - tool to hack Samsung smart TVs
ᗙ Fine Dining - a collection of fake, malware-laced apps
ᗙ Grasshopper - a builder for Windows malware
ᗙ DarkSeaSkies - tools for hacking iPhones and Macs
ᗙ Scribble - beaconing system for Office documents
ᗙ Archimedes - a tool for performing MitM attacks
ᗙ AfterMidnight and Assassin - malware frameworks for Windows
ᗙ Athena - a malware framework co-developed with a US company
ᗙ Pandemic - a tool for replacing legitimate files with malware
ᗙ CherryBlossom - a tool for hacking SOHO WiFi routers
ᗙ Brutal Kangaroo - a tool for hacking air-gapped networks
ᗙ ELSA - malware for geo-tracking Windows users
ᗙ OutlawCountry - CIA tool for hacking Linux systems
ᗙ BothanSpy & Gyrfalcon - CIA malware for stealing SSH logins
ᗙ HighRise - Android app for intercepting & redirecting SMS data
ᗙ Achilles, Aeris, & SeaPea - tools for hacking Mac & POSIX systems
ᗙ Dumbo - tool to disable webcams and microphones
ᗙ CouchPotato - tool to capture remote video streams
More at: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...es-to-spy-on-fellow-us-intelligence-agencies/
This update does not take place. The CIA operative that visits these liaison agencies inserts a USB device that runs the ExpressLane tool.
This app shows a splash screen that mimics an update status bar. In reality, ExpressLane collects all the new biometrics data recorded since the last visit. In addition, ExpressLane also prolongs the biometrics database kill date with another six months or any custom period of time.
ExpressLane works together with another tool called ExitRamp, which is used to extract the biometrics data from the ExpressLane USB.
Today's dump is part of a larger series called Vault 7 contains documents WikiLeaks claims were stolen from the CIA by hackers and insiders. You can follow the rest of our WikiLeaks Vault 7 coverage here. Below is a list of the most notable WikiLeaks "Vault 7" dumps:
ᗙ Weeping Angel - tool to hack Samsung smart TVs
ᗙ Fine Dining - a collection of fake, malware-laced apps
ᗙ Grasshopper - a builder for Windows malware
ᗙ DarkSeaSkies - tools for hacking iPhones and Macs
ᗙ Scribble - beaconing system for Office documents
ᗙ Archimedes - a tool for performing MitM attacks
ᗙ AfterMidnight and Assassin - malware frameworks for Windows
ᗙ Athena - a malware framework co-developed with a US company
ᗙ Pandemic - a tool for replacing legitimate files with malware
ᗙ CherryBlossom - a tool for hacking SOHO WiFi routers
ᗙ Brutal Kangaroo - a tool for hacking air-gapped networks
ᗙ ELSA - malware for geo-tracking Windows users
ᗙ OutlawCountry - CIA tool for hacking Linux systems
ᗙ BothanSpy & Gyrfalcon - CIA malware for stealing SSH logins
ᗙ HighRise - Android app for intercepting & redirecting SMS data
ᗙ Achilles, Aeris, & SeaPea - tools for hacking Mac & POSIX systems
ᗙ Dumbo - tool to disable webcams and microphones
ᗙ CouchPotato - tool to capture remote video streams
More at: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...es-to-spy-on-fellow-us-intelligence-agencies/
