WikiLeaks unveils CIA tool for capturing video from IoT cameras

Tom Allen
Tom Allen
clock 11 August 2017 •
CouchPotato was first seen in 2014
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CouchPotato was first seen in 2014

Even more US government documents are leaked online

WikiLeaks continues to add to its growing trove of alleged CIA documents, known as Vault 7, with a user guide for a programme called CouchPotato, which is designed to capture video from IoT cameras...

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