WikiLeaks exposes CIA’s Archimedes tool

WikiLeaks has exposed another hacking tool that the CIA is using. In its seventh leak since March 23, the non-profit organization published manuals describing the Archimedes malware that the government agency is said to be using in carrying out attacks to computers inside a Local Area Network (LAN). 

This Friday, WikiLeaks announced via Twitter its latest discovery — a  hacking tool named Archimedes that is typically used in offices. According to the organization, this type of tool “allows the re-directing of traffic from the target computer inside the LAN through a computer infected with this malware and controlled by the CIA.” In addition, WikiLeaks said that the CIA uses this tool to redirect a target computer’s web browser to an “exploitation server.” However, this remains unnoticed since the malware makes it appear as though one is just engaging in a normal browsing session. 

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