The appearance of 2017-02-10.7z marked the beginning of one of the most significant security breaches in U.S. intelligence history.
: The .7z extension indicates it was compressed using the 7-Zip utility, which supports high-level AES encryption. 2017-02-10.7z
: The decrypted contents of that file exposed a massive global covert hacking program, including: The appearance of 2017-02-10
This specific encrypted file was the for the first batch of documents, titled "Year Zero." It was released as a password-protected insurance file weeks before the actual decryption key was made public. The Full Story: The Vault 7 Leak 2017-02-10.7z