A document cache released by WikiLeaks reportedly shows how the CIA has been hacking your iPhone for almost a decade. WikiLeaks opened Vault 7 — a massive collection of alleged CIA hacking secrets — earlier this month. Now its released “Dark Matter,” new documents from the Vault dating as far back as 2008 which “demonstrate [the CIA’s] use of EFI/UEFI and firmware malware.” The projects include “Sonic Screwdriver” — a mechanism “for executing code on peripheral devices while a Mac laptop or desktop is booting.” The code is stored in the firmware of an Apple thunderbolt-to-ethernet adapter. The oldest document, “NightSkies,” shows how the…
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