Why CIA couldn’t stop theft of its most powerful hacking tools

A specialised CIA unit that developed sophisticated hacking tools and cyber weapons didn’t do enough to protect its own operations and wasn’t prepared to adequately respond when the secrets were stolen, according to an internal report prepared after the worst data loss in the intelligence agency’s history.“These shortcomings were emblematic of a culture that evolved over years that too often prioritised creativity and collaboration at the expense of security,” according to the report, which…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3089362/why-cia-couldnt-stop-theft-its-most-powerful