Two US intelligence and law enforcement officials told Reuters on Wednesday that intelligence agencies have been aware since the end of last year of a breach at the CIA, which led to WikiLeaks releasing thousands of pages of information on its website. "He believes that the systems at the CIA are outdated and need to be updated." President Donald Trump believes changes are needed to safeguard secrets at the CIA, White House spokesman Sean Spicer told a news briefing on Thursday. An interagency process created under former President Barack Obama called for erring on the side of disclosure. WikiLeaks' publication of the documents reignited a debate about whether US intelligence agencies should hoard serious cyber security vulnerabilities rather than share them with the public. Apple said in a statement on Tuesday that "many of the issues" leaked had already been patched in the latest version of its operating system. Several companies have already said they are confident that their recent security updates have accounted for the purported flaws described in the CIA documents.
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Other documents described ways to hack into Apple iPhones, devices running Google's Android software and other gadgets in a way that could observe communications before they are protected by end-to-end encryption offered by messaging apps like Signal or WhatsApp. One file described a programme known as Weeping Angel that purportedly could take over a Samsung smart television, making it appear it was off when in fact it was recording conversations in the room. WikiLeaks' disclosures this week caused alarmed in the technology world and among consumers because of the potential privacy implications of the cyber espionage tactics that were described. "Despite the efforts of Assange and his ilk, CIA continues to aggressively collect foreign intelligence overseas to protect America from terrorists, hostile nation states and other adversaries." Responding to Assange, CIA spokesman Jonathan Liu, said in a statement: "As we’ve said previously, Julian Assange is not exactly a bastion of truth and integrity." Representatives of Alphabet Inc's Google, Apple, Samsung Electronics and Huawei, whose products were also featured in the CIA catalog, did not answer requests for comment.
"Our preferred method for anyone with knowledge of security issues, including the CIA or Wikileaks, is to submit details to us at so we can review information and take any necessary steps to protect customers." "We've seen Julian Assange's statement and have not yet been contacted," a Microsoft representative said. Microsoft and Cisco Systems, whose wares are subject to attacks described in the documents, said in response to Assange that they welcomed submissions of any vulnerabilities through normal reporting channels. Assange took refuge at the embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over allegations of rape, which he denies.
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