Wikileaks Releases Encrypted "Vault 7" Torrent, Will Unveil Password Tuesday 9am
Wikileaks Releases Encrypted "Vault 7" Torrent, Will Unveil Password Tuesday 9am
Hello, I am digicrypt and thank you for checking out this post. My blog focuses on a variety of crypto/infosec topics but recently I have been running a series on cryptology. This announcement from Wikileaks, that they are releasing an encrypted file for public download intrigued me. They will be releasing the passphrase or "key" which will unlock the cipher text. This is a great example of how cryptography can be used. If you would like to learn more about cryptology check out my series here. If you want to test your skills check out my latest challenge here. And if you want to learn more about the Wikileaks announcement continue reading...
"Last month, following a series of seemingly random tweets by Wikileaks, we reported that starting on February 4th, each day Wikileaks began sending out a series of cryptic question Tweets teasing the world about “Vault 7”. The questions were framed in Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How format (but not in that order). Each came with an image “clue”."
"Then, after a flurry of appearances over a month ago, the topic of "Vault 7" faded away from the Wikileaks twitter account, until Monday evening, when in a tweet around 7:30pm, Wikileaks announced that it had released an encrypted 'torrent' file, just over 500 MB in size and which can be downloaded now at the following URL, will be made accessible for everyone tomorrow at 9am ET when Wikileaks releases the passphrase."
"For now, there is no indication what is contained on the released torrent, although we are confident that many will have it downloaded and looking forward to tomorrow's 9am release of the password to unlock the contents of the mysterious file."
Excerpts from the original article which can be read in it's entirety here
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