Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe C.I.A. focused on smartphone operating systems in large part to intercept messages before they could be encrypted, according to the WikiLeaks documents. The documents do not detail the goal of the vehicle hacking program, but WikiLeaks speculated that it would “permit the C.I.A. to engage in nearly undetectable assassinations.”Advertisement Continue reading the main storyHas encryption software changed how the C.I.A. But the WikiLeaks documents indicate that the agency found security flaws, kept them secret and then used them for surveillance and intelligence gathering.

Source: New York Times March 07, 2017 18:59 UTC