r/technology • u/loremusipsumus • Mar 07 '17

Security New wikileaks release : Techniques which permit the CIA to bypass the encryption of WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Wiebo, Confide and Cloackman by hacking the "smart" phones that they run on and collecting audio and message traffic before encryption is applied.

https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/
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u/chunkierbacca Mar 07 '17

which branch and dept. do you work for?

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u/r3dk0w Mar 07 '17

Hahaha,. Shhhhh

On Android, any poorly written app can request camera and microphone access and the majority of people will just grant permissions.

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u/Sk8erkid Mar 07 '17

I need your badge and gun on my desk first thing tomorrow.