In March 2017, US intelligence and law enforcement officials said to the international wire agency Reuters that they have been aware of the CIA security breach, which led to Vault 7, since late-2016.
Pada tanggal 8 Marat 2017, intelijen dan aparat penegak hukum Amerika Serikat mengatakan kepada agen berita internasional, Reuters, bahwa mereka telah menyadari adanya pelanggaran keamanan di tubuh CIA, yang memunculkan Vault 7 sejak akhir 2016.