WikiLeaks' Intent in Publishing (and Not Publishing) CIA's Hacking Tools Was To Wreck the Organization - emptywheel

One of several things that are missing from the coverage of Yahoo's clickbait story about the things CIA was not permitted to do in the wake of learning its hacking tools had been stolen is that WikiLeaks helped Ed Snowden flee with the specific intent of inspiring someone like Joshua Schulte, the alleged Vault 7 leaker, to steal those files with the goal of "wrecking" the CIA.

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