Russia wants US to explain Wikipedia's CIA hacking claims
Russia has called for the US security services to "respond fully and adequately" to allegations made by WikiLeaks about CIA activities in the Vault 7 files. Wikileaks claims the dump is the biggest leak of CIA data to date, while Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, if the information is correct, it could "undermine the existing system of international relations" between Russia and the US. The Vault 7 files indicate that the CIA has developed techniques to hack into Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, Android and iOS operating systems, and could use smart TVs to record people talking.
According to WikiLeaks, the Vault 7 series will be the biggest leak of confidential CIA data. The first part of the release shed light on hacking techniques developed and employed by the agency, including programs targeting all major computer operating systems.

The authenticity of the documents has so far not been confirmed by the CIA. The White House has condemned the leak, stressing that those responsible for leaking classified information should be held accountable in accordance with the law.

Commenting on the revelation, Edward Snowden, former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor turned whistleblower, said that alleged CIA files released by WikiLeaks seemed "authentic" and "a big deal."

"If this information is correct, and we periodically learn that what the US special services are doing and amusing themselves with has always been confirmed… it is extremely dangerous, first of all from the standpoint of simply undermining the existing system of international relations," Zakharova said. "Accordingly, if these actions are confirmed, they simply undermine the trust that has been built with such difficulty between the countries," she stressed.

The WikiLeaks files show that CIA seemed to have devised or collected techniques to hack into Mac OS X, Windows, Linux computer operating systems, as well as Android and iOS software for mobile phones. The CIA was also said to have developed a technique that could target smart TV sets, making them record audio and send it to CIA servers.