British spies linked up with the CIA to hack into a Samsung smart TV and turn it into a recording device, WikiLeaks documents have revealed.
The sensational revelation came after the website published 8,761 confidential US government files detailing CIA hacking and surveillance techniques.
WikiLeaks claims the documents show that the spy agency can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car.
Among the trove of secret files was the details of a joint US-UK operation called Weeping Angel, which discussed the tactics used to transform a F8000 TV for monitoring.
The document, which was marked secret and deals specifically with Samsung models, also had a ‘USA/UK’ label.
It says: ‘Accomplishments during joint workshop with MI5/BTSS (British Security Service) (week of June 16, 2014).’
The file explains how to make a television appear to be switched off while it is used to spy on targets.
Referring to the British intelligence involvement, it detailed: ‘Received sanitized source code from UK with comms and encryption removed.’
WikiLeaks, in a statement, said: ‘The attack against Samsung smart TVs was developed in cooperation with the United Kingdom’s MI5/BTSS. After infestation, Weeping Angel places the target TV in a ‘Fake Off’ mode, so that the owner falsely believes the TV is off when it is on.
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