CIA malware and hacking tools

Re:CIA malware and hacking tools by dopamean on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @10:39AM (#13811144)

> This means that cyber 'arms' manufactures and computer hackers can freely "pirate" these 'weapons' if they are obtained.

Does the author really think that if the tools were exposed then people who wanted to use these tools actually wouldn't simply because they were labelled "classified" somewhere?

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Re:CIA malware and hacking tools by omouse on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @10:57AM (#13811357)

The bigger issue I think is when the prosecution of the CIA leakers happens. If the material is unclassified, they're just distributing materials that are public domain and definitely in the interest of the public. If it's classified, it's a breach and they should be punished in some way.

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Re:CIA malware and hacking tools by simion314 on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @11:15AM (#13811545)

From the article it says that the files were circulating in the wild, so if this was not leaked to Wikileaks then "the bad guys" would continue using this and the public would not know.

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Re:CIA malware and hacking tools by code_duck on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @10:16PM (#13817570)

I think that's referring to people who want to sell them, like the people who supply cracking tools to questionable governments.

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