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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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Facebook Live restrictions, updated content detection system, announced following New Zealand Christchurch shooting

Facebook announced new restrictions to its Facebook Live on Wednesday, the changes arriving in response to the New Zealand terror attack in March. The company also announced investment and partnerships with academic institutions to tackle manipulated media on its platforms. Both Facebook and YouTube faced huge criticism after a man streamed a terror attack on two mosques […]

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Apple vows to close security hole used by law enforcement to unlock iOS devices

Apple, having long since vowed to create the iPhone as a device that only its owners can open and mired in controversies as to whether to allow law enforcement in, has stated that it is planning an iPhone software update that would effectively disable the phone’s charging and data port hour after the phone is […]

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FBI not submitting San Bernadino iPhone hack for peer review

The FBI is keeping the San Bernadino iPhone hack technique to itself for the time being. A recent report has stated that the FBI will not be submitting the exploit used to break into the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook to a review process that could clear it for sharing with […]