WASHINGTON (AP) " WikiLeaks will work with technology companies to help defend them against the CIA's hacking tools, 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. "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. WikiLeaks has not released the actual hacking tools themselves, some of which were developed by government hackers while others were purchased from outsiders.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 09, 2017 08:26 UTC