US federal agencies have launched a
criminal investigation into the public release of documents said to
detail CIA hacking tools, US officials say. Read more below....
They told US media that the FBI and CIA were co-ordinating the inquiry after Wikileaks published thousands of files.
These carried claims that the CIA had developed ways to listen in on smartphone and smart TV microphones.
The CIA, FBI and White House have declined to comment on the authenticity of the files leaked on Tuesday.
A
CIA spokesperson told the BBC on Wednesday:
"The American public should
be deeply troubled by any Wikileaks disclosure designed to damage the
intelligence community's ability to protect America against terrorists
and other adversaries.
"Such disclosures not only jeopardise US
personnel and operations, but also equip our adversaries with tools and
information to do us harm."
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