Apple Macs and Linux the target of three CIA hacking tools released from Wikileaks' Vault 7 cache

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Think you're safe because you use Macs or Linux? Think again...

Wikileaks has published details of three new CIA hacking tools pulled from its Vault 7 trove of information. The tools target Apple MacOS X and Linux operating systems and were called ‘Achilles'...

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