"CIA Coder Convicted of Massive Leak of US Hacking Tools"

A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) programmer was recently found guilty in New York federal court of the 2017 leak of the US spy agency's most valuable hacking tools to WikiLeaks two years after his initial prosecution ended in a mistrial.  Joshua Schulte, 33, worked for the CIA's elite hacking unit when he quietly took the "Vault 7" tools it uses to break into target computers and technology systems.  After quitting his job, he sent them to the anti-secrecy group.  Vault 7 was a collection of malware, viruses, trojans, and "zero day" exploits that, once leaked out, were available for use by foreign intelligence groups, hackers, and cyber extortionists around the world.  Prosecutors said Schulte was a resentful employee and leaked the 8,761 documents to harm the agency.  US Attorney Damian Williams stated that the leak had "a devastating effect on our intelligence community by providing critical intelligence to those who wish to do us harm."  The leak, which stunned the CIA in March 2017, is considered one of the most damaging losses of classified material ever experienced by the CIA.

SecurityWeek reports: "CIA Coder Convicted of Massive Leak of US Hacking Tools"