WikiLeaks described one tool, dubbed “Weeping Angel,” that is used to hack Samsung SmartTVs and record the TV owner through a “Fake-Off” mode. “If WikiLeaks is to be believed, the latest dump from WikiLeaks says that the CIA is looking at me and listening to me through my TV,” Colbert said, as Hayden smiled and nodded. “Uh, is the CIA listening to me through my microwave oven and through my TV and through my cellphone? “It's in our DNA, even the former director of this-and-that —”He was interrupted by Colbert. Colbert seemed incredulous: “I can't wait for the tapes to come out,” he told Hayden, as the audience laughed.

Source: Washington Post March 08, 2017 17:37 UTC