WikiLeaks has dumped its newest Vault 7 documents, detailing the capabilities of two alleged CIA hacking tools dubbed BothanSpy and Gyrfalcon. The malware payloads have allegedly been designed to steal SSH credentials from systems running both Windows and Linux operating systems (OS).
According to WikiLeaks, while BothanSpy targets Windows computers, Gyrfalcon goes after Linux platforms. SSH credentials or Secure Shell credentials are cryptographic keys designed to securely access a remote computer or server. In other words, the two alleged CIA malware strains would allow spies to remotely hack into systems, likely without being detected.
— source ibtimes.co.uk