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Vault 7 · Central Intelligence Agency

Weeping Angel

Released by WikiLeaks on 21 April 2017 · View release at WikiLeaks »

The user guide for 'Weeping Angel', which WikiLeaks described as a CIA implant for Samsung F Series smart TVs that records audio from the built-in microphone. WikiLeaks said it was based on the 'Extending' tool of the UK's MI5/BTSS and developed further by both agencies.

SeriesVault 7
Release date2017-04-21
Systems targetedSamsung F Series smart TVs
Documents (per WikiLeaks)1

Documents in this release

TitleDateType
Extending - User Guide
wikileaks.org
2014-02-28pdf