FBI prepares hunt for source of CIA documents published by WikiLeaks

The FBI is launching a hunt to unmask the source of the CIA document leak which has rocked the US intelligence services.

Thousands of documents were suddenly published by anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks yesterday, purportedly revealing hacking tools which the CIA uses to break into devices such as phones, computers and smart TVs.

It the latest in an embarrassing series of revelations, and WikiLeaks has promised more to come.

Investigators are now carrying out a massive operation to find who released the documents, with the source likely to face a long jail term if caught. The most recent whistleblower to be convicted under the Espionage Act, Chelsea Manning, was given a 35 year sentence, although this was commuted in the final days of Barack Obama's presidency. Read more here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/~/article-4292724/index.html