In an online press conference, Assange acknowledged that some companies had asked for more details about the CIA cyberespionage toolkit whose existence he purportedly revealed in a massive leak published Tuesday. Once tech firms had patched their products, he said, he would release the full data of the hacking tools to the public. Assange began his online press conference with a dig at the agency for losing control of its cyberespionage arsenal, saying that all the data had been kept in one place. "This is a historic act of devastating incompetence," he said, adding that, "WikiLeaks discovered the material as a result of it being passed around." "There's absolutely nothing to stop a random CIA officer" or even a contractor from using the technology, Assange said.

Source: ABC News March 09, 2017 15:24 UTC