The CIA can turn your Router’s firmware into a surveillance tool

According to new Posts published by WikiLeaks, the CIA has been developing and maintaining a host of tools to do just that. This morning, the organization published new documents describing a program called Cherry Blossom, which uses an altered version of a given router’s firmware to turn it into a surveillance tool. Once in point, Cherry Blossom lets a remote agent monitor the target’s internet traffic, scan for useful data like passwords, and even redirect the target to the desired website.

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