WikiLeaks continues to publish its archives Vault 7 allegedly belonging to the CIA. She published a user guide for Weeping Angel, a tool that allows the service information of USA to gain control over smart televisions.
The Weeping Angels is a tool mentioned by the first round of Wikileaks' published records in March. Today the site gives us more information on what it can do.
First of all, Weeping Angel is a tool derived from another tool created by the British intelligence service MI5 / BTSS, called "Extending".
Extending is a tool used by secret service hackers to take control of Samsung F TV Shows Smart TV. The user guide explains that this is an implant designed to record audio from the built-in microphone as well as store data.
Malware can be installed on TV via USB stick, and the data can be gathered in the same way or via a WiFi hotspot installed near the TV. The instruction shows step-by-step how to install the malware and advises hackers-spies to clear the history of installed applications if the TV remote control has a History button.
It should be mentioned that real-time audio spying is also possible with the help of a Live Listen Tool, which works in Appliances με εγκατεστημένα τα Windows 7 or 8.
Wikileaks notes that CIA and MI5 / BTSS worked together for the Weeping Angel during a Joint Development Workshop, which is similar to the boot camps we know.
To emphasize that Hack takes place on Smart TVs, Samsung needs physical contact with the device to install malware. This is mainly due to the updating of the firmware that became 2014, which prevents Internet piracy from the Internet.