WikiLeaks will work with technology companies to help defend them against the CIA’s hacking tools, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Thursday. Once tech firms had patched their products, he said, he would release the full data of the hacking tools to the public. “There’s absolutely nothing to stop a random CIA officer” or even a contractor from using the technology, Assange said. The leak could also strengthen tech companies’ resolve against installing so-called backdoors into their products for the government to access. 7:55 a.m.: This article was updated with additional comments from Julian Assange and a Wednesday statement from the CIA.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 09, 2017 15:40 UTC