WikiLeaks' 2017 Vault 7 release exposed the CIA's arsenal of cyber weapons. 'Weeping Angel,' co-developed with MI5, turned Samsung smart TVs into covert listening devices using a 'Fake Off' mode that made TVs appear powered down while secretly recording audio. The CIA's Mobile Devices Branch could remotely hack iPhones and Android phones, activating cameras and microphones. Other tools targeted car computer systems, which WikiLeaks noted could be used for 'nearly undetectable assassinations.'
CIA developed tools to hack smart TVs, phones, and cars — turning them into surveillance devices
“The CIA can hack your smart TV, your phone, your car — everything with a chip in it is a potential surveillance device.”
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