A new series of leaked documents appears to show tools from as far back as 2009 that could infect Apple products. They required physical access.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Armed with a fresh set of leaked documents , WikiLeaks said Thursday that the US Central Intelligence Agency has developed tools to infect Apple products like iPhones and MacBooks.
The tools, which date from between 2009 and 2013, are unlikely to affect current Apple hardware. They show a spy agency attempting to crack into some of the most locked-down consumer electronics devices available, using hacking methods that require the agency to directly access the products.
CNET is unable to verify whether the documents are real or have been altered.
In a press release, WikiLeaks said it’s „likely“ the CIA accessed Apple products and infected them „by interdicting mail orders and other shipments (opening, infecting, and resending) leaving the United States or otherwise. “
The CIA responded by reiterating a statement from earlier in March, declining to comment on the authenticity of the documents. In that earlier incident, WikiLeaks issued leaked documents revealing a cache of hacking tools that targeted the operating systems of popular phones and PCs, as well as a hacking tool for a Samsung SmartTV that required physical access.
