WikiLeaks has released what it says are
thousands of documents that describe the
methods and software tools the CIA used
to break into smartphones cars computers
and even Smart TVs CNET has not been
able to verify the authenticity of the
documents and in a statement to CBS News
a CIA spokesperson said we do not
comment on the authenticity of content
of purported intelligence documents now
experts who have begun to sift through
the material say it appears to be
legitimate according to CBS News
WikiLeaks has a track record of
releasing top-secret documents from
Hillary Clinton's campaign Chairman's
emails to classified Baghdad airstrike
footage from 2007 the latest WikiLeaks
released appears to show the CIA and the
Allied intelligence community had found
ways to bypass encryption on messaging
apps such as whatsapp signal and
telegram now one of the CIA programs
codenamed weeping angel allegedly uses
Samsung Smart TVs as covert listening
devices the television can act as a bug
to record conversations in the room and
then send them over to a covert CIA
server Apple and Google declined to
comment on WikiLeaks claim and Samsung
has not responded to a request for
comment as the story continues to evolve
and more information is brought to light
from the released wiki leak Docs we'll
keep you posted right here at cnet.com
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