Vault 7 · Central Intelligence Agency
Dark Matter
Released by WikiLeaks on 23 March 2017 · View release at WikiLeaks »
Documentation for several CIA projects from its Embedded Development Branch that, according to WikiLeaks, infect Apple Mac firmware so that the infection survives a reinstall of the operating system. Tools covered include Sonic Screwdriver, DarkSeaSkies, Triton and DerStarke, plus the iPhone tool NightSkies.
| Series | Vault 7 |
|---|---|
| Release date | 2017-03-23 |
| Systems targeted | macOS, Mac EFI/UEFI firmware, iOS |
| Documents (per WikiLeaks) | 13 |
Documents in this release
| Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Sonic Screwdriver wikileaks.org | 2012-11-29 | |
| DerStarke v1.4 wikileaks.org | — | |
| DerStarke v1.4 RC1 - IVVRR Checklist wikileaks.org | — | |
| DarkSeaSkies v1.0 - Test Plan Procedures wikileaks.org | 2009-01-26 | |
| FDOS_1_0_FINAL_freedos_setup_odin_fips wikileaks.org | 1998-05-11 | |
| Triton v1.3 wikileaks.org | — | |
| DarkSeaSkies v1.0 - URD wikileaks.org | 2009-01-26 | |
| DarkSeaSkies v1.0 - CONOP wikileaks.org | 2009-01-26 | |
| DarkSeaSkies v1.0 - TDR wikileaks.org | 2009-01-26 | |
| DarkSeaSkies v1.0 - User Manual wikileaks.org | 2009-01-26 | |
| NightSkies v1.2 - User Guide wikileaks.org | 2008-12-01 | |
| SeaPea v2.0 - User Guide wikileaks.org | 2008-11-06 | |
| FDOS v1.0 FINAL - B57 udiag wikileaks.org | — |