On Tuesday Wikileaks released a trove of CIA related documents
Code-named “Vault 7” by WikiLeaks, it is the largest ever publication of confidential documents on the agency.
US Consulate in Frankfurt
The documents reveal the CIA used Frankfurt as a remote hacking base for clandestine activities. The top secret CIA unit used the German city of Frankfurt am Main as the starting point for numerous hacking attacks on Europe, China and the Middle East.
in response Germany’s chief prosecutor announced an investigation of the Wikileaks documents.
Germany's chief prosecutor to examine wikileaks documents. Did CIA use US consulate in Frankfurt as hacking base? https://t.co/3QOfQeBNSQ https://t.co/GEiidMfFKJ
— DW | Politics (@dw_politics) March 8, 2017
Germany's chief federal prosecutor has announced examination of U.S. hacking activities at the Frankfurt 'Consulate' and may prosecute.
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) March 8, 2017
Germany has released a statement saying it is taking CIA hacking "very seriously" because "these type of issues emerge….again and again". pic.twitter.com/FObLX5O7Xx
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) March 8, 2017
Germany's state broadcaster with more news on Germany's chief prosecutor's announcement on CIA #Vault7: https://t.co/QWDvA7TzFg
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) March 8, 2017