You may want to read Fact Checking Wikileaks’ Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed (Part 1) before reading this post. In Part 1, I walk you through obtaining a copy of Wikileaks’ Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed so you can follow and check my analysis and conclusions.
Fact checking applies to every source, including this blog.
I proofed my listing of the 357 PDF files in the first Vault 7 release and report an increase in arguably CIA files and a slight decline in public documents. An increase from 114 to 125 for the CIA and a decrease from 109 to 98 for public documents.
- Arguably CIA – 125
- Public – 98
- Wikileaks placeholders – 134
The listings to date:
For public documents, I created hyperlinks whenever possible. (Saying a fact and having evidence are two different things.) Vendor documentation that was not marked with a security classification I counted as public.
All I can say for the Wikileaks placeholders, some 134 of them, is to ignore them unless you like mining low grade ore.
I created notes in the CIA listing to help narrow your focus down to highly relevant materials.
I have more commentary in the works but I wanted to release these listings in case they help others make efficient use of their time.
Enjoy!
PS: A question I want to start addressing this week is how the dilution of a leak impacts the use of same?