Wikileaks claim that they are under attack and unable to broadcast, why would they not just release a pre-recorded video of Assange discussing this latest leak?

7 is considered God's (hebrew: YHWH or Jehovah) number or Gods perfect number.

yes, but there is thought it may have been compromised.

good catch. 7 7 7. this might be code for: we're throwing you guys a bone.

And I would hope- and am absolutely willing to do the same for others who download it- we would have each other's backs, right? No there is safety in numbers and I am ready to go and seeding it now

I'm not afraid. These pedo fuckers are pussies. I'm a real man. We will destroy them.

I wonder how many 0-day exploit are in that 7zip file

Think about it. If YOU'VE been compromised, even by accident, why can't Podesta claim the same?

Because he'll be the one in the videos? Lol

I ain't scared. Downloaded and ready to put in the password. Game on! I EVEN DID IT BARE IP WITH NO DISK ENCRYPTION!

I COULDNT AGREE MORE. any naysayers are naive. Just look at twitter... people downloading left and right with no idea whatsoever what they are doing. (like me, therefore I will NOT download)This is the perfect cover for the evil ones. Haters STFU. this is correct logic.

I worry it's a set up too. Time specific. Seems out of the ordinary for wikileaks

Sounds like a threat not a warning.

Oh man, you guys need to get out of the house more

Learn how to use virtual machine software children. ^{---"Thanks Chef"}

From the Wikileaks website in regards to the FRENCH ELECTIONS.... "The revelations are contained within three CIA tasking orders published today by WikiLeaks as context for its forth coming CIA Vault 7 series" Are we being played?

https://wikileaks.org/cia-france-elections-2012/

I was thinking the exact same thing the major news outlets if they choose to download the file or other professional researchers should have the resources and the insurance in the ways to do this then of a small-time people have and we would be wise to let them report on what they find versus try to download something completely unknown

cryptic shit, could they make a game more obvious? //sarcasm

nothing more than a cat and mouse play toy.

Ohhhhj shit. Thats right. Double edge sword theory. Just get a burner phone. Throw the phone away after

just so you know... aye is pronounced the same as eye. its how we Scotts say 'to the affirmative' 'yes' 'agreed' etc...

This was my very first thought upon reading of the Vault 7 download. Definitely a worthwhile reminder toward caution.

While this post comes off as concern trolling, I still recommend to use full disk encryption (FDE) on your drives, even if you dont keep personal information there, it makes it much harder for someone to plant or tamper data with physical access. Even so, "evil maid" attacks have been demonstrated to sniff FDE passwords and get around that if they can get physical access, but that is much more complex to pull off.

For windows I recommend - https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/

If you are on linux, i'd go with LUKS and these steps generally work - http://www.pavelkogan.com/2014/05/23/luks-full-disk-encryption/

You should have a backup of critical data on a separate storage media (separate HDD/SSD) that is encrypted as well. You should encrypt personal data on cloud storage also.

And always use a VPN to avoid further traffic analysis from your ISP, I prefer PIA because their claim of not keeping logs was proven in court - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/