{"id":98296,"date":"2017-09-11T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=98296"},"modified":"2017-09-07T14:56:16","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T13:56:16","slug":"vault-7-protego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/09\/vault-7-protego\/","title":{"rendered":"Vault 7: Protego"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today, September 7th 2017, WikiLeaks publishes four secret documents from the Protego<\/em> project of the CIA, along with 37 related documents (proprietary hardware\/software manuals from Microchip Technology Inc.<\/a>). The project was maintained between 2014 and 2015.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Protego<\/em> is not the “usual” malware development project like all previous publications by WikiLeaks in the Vault7<\/a> series<\/a>. Indeed there is no explicit indication why it is part of the project repositories of the CIA\/EDG at all.<\/p>\n

The Protego<\/em> project is a PIC<\/a>-based missile control system that was developed by Raytheon<\/a>. The documents indicate that the system is installed on-board a Pratt & Whitney<\/a> aircraft (PWA) equipped with missile launch systems (air-to-air and\/or air-to-ground).<\/p>\n

Protego<\/em> consists of separate micro-controller units that exchange data and signals over encrypted and authenticated channels:<\/p>\n

\u00bb On-board TWA are the ‘Master Processor’ (MP) and the ‘Deployment Box’. Both systems are layed-out with master\/slave redundancy.<\/p>\n

\u00bb The missle system has micro-controllers for the missle itself (‘Missle Smart Switch’, MSS), the tube (‘Tube Smart Switch’, TSS) and the collar (which holds the missile before and at launch time).<\/p>\n

The MP unit receives three signals from a beacon: ‘In Border’ (PWA is within the defined area of an operation), ‘Valid GPS’ (GPS signal available) and ‘No End of Operational Period’ (current time is within the defined timeframe for an operation). Missiles can only be launched if all signals received by MP are set to ‘true’. Similary safeguards are in place to auto-destruct encryption and authentication keys for various scenarios (like ‘leaving a target area of operation’ or ‘missing missle’).\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Leaked Documents:<\/h2>\n

Protego Release 01.05 — System HW Description <\/a><\/p>\n

Protego Release 01.05 — Build Procedure <\/a><\/p>\n

Protego Release 01.05 — Message Format <\/a><\/p>\n

Protego Release 01.05 — SW SCRs <\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

___________________________________________<\/p>\n

All Releases:<\/em><\/h2>\n

Vault 7: Angelfire<\/a> \u2013 31 Aug 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: ExpressLane<\/a> \u2013 24 Aug 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: CouchPotato<\/a> \u2013 10 Aug 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Dumbo<\/a> \u2013 3 Aug 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Imperial<\/a> \u2013 27 Jul 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: CL\/Raytheon<\/a> \u2013 19 Jul 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Highrise<\/a> \u2013 13 Jul 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: BothanSpy<\/a> \u2013 6 Jul 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: OutlawCountry<\/a> \u2013 29 Jun 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Elsa<\/a> \u2013 28 Jun 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Brutal Kangaroo<\/a> \u2013 22 Jun 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Cherry Blossom<\/a> \u2013 15 Jun 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Pandemic<\/a> \u2013 1 Jun 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Athena<\/a> \u2013 19 May 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: AfterMidnight & Assassin Frameworks<\/a> \u2013 12 May 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Archimedes \u2013<\/a> 5 May 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Scribbles Project<\/a> \u2013 28 Apr 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Weeping Angel<\/a> \u2013 21 Apr 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Hive Project<\/a> \u2013 14 Apr 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Grasshopper Framework<\/a> \u2013 7 Apr 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Marble Framework<\/a> \u2013 31 Mar 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: Project Dark Matter<\/a> \u2013 23 Mar 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed<\/a> \u2013 7 Mar 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Go to Original \u2013 wikileaks.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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