Obama CIA Could Have Faked 'Hacks' to Look Like They Originated in Russia - Granite Grok

Obama CIA Could Have Faked ‘Hacks’ to Look Like They Originated in Russia

wikileaks-logoWikileaks has released the first dump on a massive haul related to CIA Spying technology, primarily during the Obama years (code named Vault7). Yes, if you have a smartphone, smart television, laptop, PC, etc., they developed or acquired methods to spy on you through your devices without your knowledge.

But the best part, so far, is this. The CIA could engage in hacks and make them look like they came from Russia.

UMBRAGE

The CIA’s Remote Devices Branch‘s UMBRAGE group collects and maintains a substantial libraryof attack techniques ‘stolen’ from malware produced in other states including the Russian Federation.

With UMBRAGE and related projects the CIA cannot only increase its total number of attack types but also misdirect attribution by leaving behind the “fingerprints” of the groups that the attack techniques were stolen from.

UMBRAGE components cover keyloggers, password collection, webcam capture, data destruction, persistence, privilege escalation, stealth, anti-virus (PSP) avoidance and survey techniques.

This dump accomplishes two things. It reinforces the claims that the Obama Administration was spying on the Trump campaign and it provides more than reasonable doubt about the Democrat parties insistence that ‘Russia’ tried to hack the election.

While there is still no evidence to back the Democrat claims should any ever come to light the revelation that Obama or someone high up in his administration may have used the CIA to fake them is not unreasonable given his history of using federal agencies to punish opponents including election fixing alongside the Democrat party.

The Democrats may need to find themselves a new axe to grind.

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