WikiLeaks claims the CIA built special tools for hacking iPhones and other Apple products (AAPL)

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March 7, 2017 5:03 PM

At first review, the documents seem authentic, security professionals told Business Insider.

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Documents published on Tuesday by WikiLeaks claim to be evidence that the "CIA lost control of the majority of its hacking arsenal."

According to the WikiLeaks files, it appears that the CIA has teams specifically dedicated to breaking into Apple products, including iOS, the software that runs on iPhones and iPads, and even Apple's line of routers, AirPort.

The WikiLeaks files suggest that the CIA may have access to undiscovered and unreported bugs, or exploits, in iOS, the iPhone operating system.

Here's Apple's complete statement on the WikiLeaks files:

There is also evidence in the 7,818 web pages and attached files that the CIA has tools to gain unauthorized access to Android devices, smart TVs, and other computers.

Nothing interesting or new about the published exploits

"So far, there is zero cause for concern," Strafach told Business Insider. "They definitely have vulnerability research (looks very similar to my own company's internal wiki), but nothing which should be if any concern to a user on the latest iOS."

Apple regularly fixes the kind of bugs and potential exploits that the CIA purportedly developed and bought. For maximum security, you should update to the latest version of iOS on your iPhone or iPad in Settings > General > Software Update.

In a statement accompanying the document release, Wikileaks claimed that there was a group inside the CIA specifically dedicated to hacking iPhones and iPads. Wikileaks wrote:

iPhones and other Apple products running iOS, such as iPadsnumerous local and remote "zero days"

CIA spokesman Dean Boyd did not reply to a request for comment, but told the New York Times: "W

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