FBI chief says outside hacking tool only works on ‘narrow slice’ of iPhones
(Cyberwar.news) FBI Director James Comey said in a speech last week that a tool provided to his agency by a third party to hack into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists only works on the specific model used by the shooter, the iPhone 5c running iOS 9. “This worked to open Read More
Turns out the Feds have been hounding Google to unlock Android phones, too
(Cyberwar.news) Though the legal battle between Apple and the FBI over the unlocking of an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists is over, the Department of Justice has been back in a federal court recently to make a similar request of another tech company. As reported by The Hacker News, the American Read More
FBI drops case against Apple as the agency mysteriously gains access to terrorist iPhone
(Cyberwar.news) After a tense month-long standoff with Apple, the FBI has dropped its case against the tech giant after mysteriously gaining access to an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists. As reported by Wired, the Justice Department filed a motion on Monday asking a California court to vacate its earlier decision ordering Read More
Shadowy hacking underworld may be helping the FBI break into jihadi iPhone
(Cyberwar.news) In recent days following reports that the FBI may not need Apple after all to gain access to a locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino jihadists, many in the intelligence and technology communities speculated about how the nation’s top federal law enforcement agency would be able to gain access on its Read More
Federal prosecutors say they may not need Apple to crack iPhone for FBI
(Cyberwar.news) U.S. prosecutors said Monday that a “third party” had presented a possible method for opening an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, a development that could bring an abrupt end to the high-stakes legal showdown between the government and Apple Inc (AAPL.O). A federal judge in Riverside, California, late Monday agreed Read More
Apple encryption case presents an opportunity for cybersecurity coordination
By Jack Karsten and Darrell M. West Brookings Institute In a letter to customers on February 16, Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that his company would not willingly override the security features of an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino mass shooters, defying a court order obtained by the FBI. This case has become the Read More
Congress urged to address encryption issue once and for all
(Cyberwar.news) Congress has to act on encryption or the issue could bounce around courts across the country for years to come, a leading privacy expert warned ahead of a crucial hearing on the dispute between Apple and the FBI. The two sides, involved in an increasingly rancorous dispute over attempts to access a phone used by Read More
Apple: Founders ‘would be appalled’ by Justice Dept. demand to crack iPhone
(Cyberwar.news) In Apple Inc’s final brief before a court hearing next week in its clash with the U.S. government over an encrypted iPhone, the company on Tuesday said the U.S. founding fathers “would be appalled” by the Department of Justice’s request. The dispute between Apple and the government burst into the open last month when Read More
Obama Set To Put In New Law That Can Put Everyone In Jail (Video)
In this video Luke Rudkowski documents the biggest legal change in privacy law that will have a profound affect on the American way of life. We go over Obama’s new guidelines that will allow the NSA to share all of your private information with other federal agencies for domestic policing. This means the IRS, DEA, Read More
Apple lawyer: ‘If we lose to FBI, that will lead to a police state’
(Cyberwar.news) Apple’s top lawyer says if the company is forced to provide backdoor technology for an iPhone the FBI is attempting to access as part of a terrorism investigation, it would lead to “a police state.” In an interview with CNN/Money, Theodore “Ted” Olsen, a former solicitor general under the George W. Bush administration, painted Read More
