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FBI’s Denver office issues warning about “juice jacking” attacks via public USB charging ports

It never hurts to be careful with where you plug in your devices. The FBI has once again warned the public against using public USB ports to recharge an iPhone or iPad, with “juice jacking” attacks infecting mobile devices connected to the ports. While most people are familiar with malicious apps and online attacks being […]

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FBI successfully cracks iPhone 11 Pro in Ohio, puts Apple’s requirement for cooperation in unlocking iPhones in doubt

The U.S. government may not actually need Apple’s help to break iPhone encryption, as the FBI appears to have done this on its own. According to a recent Forbes article, FBI investigators in Ohio recently used the GrayKey hardware box to unlock an iPhone 11 Pro Max. The ‌iPhone‌ belonged to Baris Ali Koch, who was […]

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FBI reported to have asked Apple for assistance in unlocking iPhones used by Naval Air Station shooter Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani

Once again, it’s Apple and the government trying to find a balance between security and privacy in the wake of a tragedy. In a letter sent late Monday to Apple’s general counsel Katherine Adams, the FBI has asked Apple to help unlock two iPhones that investigators believe were owned by Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, who carried […]

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FBI warns users to reboot their wireless routers to disable Russian-linked “VPNFilter” malware

The FBI itself has issued a warning and you might want to follow their advice. The FBI recently issued a security notice warning that all home and small office routers should be rebooted after Cisco’s Talon group discovered sophisticated Russian-linked “VPNFilter” malware infecting at least 500,000 networking devices. Per the warning, the malware is described […]

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Apple, other tech firms, push back against encryption backdoor proposals suggested by law enforcement agencies, cite privacy concerns

The debate continues. Apple, along with other major technology companies, have formed the privacy-focused Reform Government Surveillance (RGS) coalition as part of an effort to fight government agencies pushing for the addition of encryption backdoors. The RGS offered the following statement on Wednesday: “Recent reports have described new proposals to engineer vulnerabilities into devices and […]