Dubbed 'CouchPotato,' document leaked from the CIA details how the CIA agents purpose a remote tool to stealthy collect RTSP/H.264 video streams.
Real Time Streaming Protocol, or RTSP, is a network command protocol designed for purpose inward amusement as well as communication systems for controlling streaming media servers.
CouchPotato gives CIA hackers powerfulness to "collect either the current every bit a video file (AVI) or capture even thence images (JPG) of frames from the current that are of pregnant alter from a previously captured frame," a leaked CIA manual reads.
The tool utilises FFmpeg for video as well as icon encoding as well as decoding as well as Real Time Streaming Protocol connectivity.
The CouchPotato tool works stealthily without leaving whatever show on the targeted systems because it has been designed to back upwards ICE v3 "Fire as well as Collect" loader, which is an in-memory code execution (ICE) technique that runs malicious code without the module code beingness written to the disk.
However, neither Wikileaks nor the leaked user guide details how the way penetrates into the targeted systems at the commencement place, but since the publication has previously leaked many CIA malware, exploits as well as hacking tools to exceed into a network, the way powerfulness direct keep been using CouchPotato inward combining alongside other tools.
Previous Vault seven CIA Leaks
Since March, WikiLeaks has published xx batches of "Vault 7" series, which includes the latest as well as lastly calendar week leaks, along alongside the next batches:
- Imperial — Details of at to the lowest degree iii CIA-developed hacking tools as well as implants designed to target PCs running Apple Mac OS X as well as unlike flavours of Linux operating systems.
- UCL/Raytheon — An alleged CIA contractor, which analysed in-the-wild malware as well as hacking tools as well as submitted at to the lowest degree v reports to the way for deal the CIA developed its ain malware.
- Highrise — An alleged CIA projection that permit the spying way stealthy collects as well as forwards stolen information from compromised smartphones to its server via SMSes.
- BothanSpy as well as Gyrfalcon — 2 alleged CIA implants that permit the CIA intercept as well as exfiltrate SSH credentials from targeted Windows as well as Linux PCs using unlike assault vectors.
- OutlawCountry – An alleged CIA projection that allowed the spying way to hack as well as remotely spy on systems running Linux OS.
- ELSA – Alleged CIA malware that tracks geo-location of targeted computers as well as laptops running the Microsoft Windows OS.
- Brutal Kangaroo – Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 tool suite for Microsoft Windows OS used past times the CIA agents to target shut networks or air-gap computers within an organisation or firm without requiring whatever straight access.
- Cherry Blossom – Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 framework employed past times the way to monitor the Internet activity of the targeted systems past times exploiting flaws inward Wi-Fi devices.
- Pandemic – Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 CIA's projection that allowed the spying way to plough Windows file servers into covert assault machines that tin flame silently infect other PCs of involvement within the same network.
- Athena – Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 spyware framework that the way designed to accept total command over the infected Windows systems remotely as well as works against every version of Windows OS–from Windows XP to Windows 10.
- AfterMidnight as well as Assassin – 2 alleged CIA malware frameworks for the Microsoft Windows platform that's meant to monitor as well as study dorsum actions on the infected remote host PC as well as execute malicious actions.
- Archimedes – Man-in-the-middle assault tool reportedly developed past times the CIA to target computers as well as laptops within a Local Area Network (LAN).
- Scribbles – Software supposedly designed to embed 'web beacons' into confidential files as well as documents, allowing the CIA to rails insiders as well as whistleblowers.
- Grasshopper – Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 framework that allowed the spying way to apace practise custom malware for breaking into Microsoft Windows OS as well as bypassing antivirus protection.
- Marble – Source code of a cloak-and-dagger anti-forensic framework used past times the CIA agents to cover the actual source of its malware.
- Dark Matter – Hacking tools the spying way used to target iPhones as well as Macs.
- Weeping Angel – Spying tool used past times the CIA to infiltrate smart TVs, as well as transforming them into covert microphones.
- Year Zero – CIA hacking tools as well as exploits for pop hardware as well as software.
