Now Mozilla wants the FBI to reveal how it hacked into its Firefox web browser
(Cyberwar.news) Mozilla is pressing the U.S. government to provide it with details of a possible security vulnerability in its Firefox web browser that enabled the FBI to track down visitors to a child pornography site, The Hill reported. The vulnerability is at the center of a case in the Western District of Washington, where Mozilla Read More
Supreme Court just approved a rule change giving the FBI more hacking authority
(Cyberwar.news) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Thursday approved a rule change that would let U.S. judges issue search warrants for access to computers located in any jurisdiction despite opposition from civil liberties groups who say it will greatly expand the FBI’s hacking authority. U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts transmitted the rules to Congress, Read More
FBI just unlocked ANOTHER Apple iPhone without the tech giant’s help – are all devices compromised?
(Cyberwar.news) For months the FBI complained that it needed Apple Inc.’s help to unlock a locked iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists, even going to court to try and force the tech giant to specialty build a backdoor into that one device so it could extract potentially valuable information. Eventually, reports noted, Read More
Claim: FBI used mercenary hackers to access terrorist iPhone
(Cyberwar.news) For weeks there has been speculation that the FBI utilized a top Israeli cyber forensics firm to break into a locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California, terrorists, but a new report claims the federal law enforcement agency actually turned to mercenary hackers, the Washington Post reported this week. The paper Read More
Senate bill would require tech companies to give the government ‘backdoor’ access to every device
(Cyberwar.news) On the heels of a legal battle between Apple, Inc., and the FBI over gaining access to an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists, a Senate panel is devising legislation that would require technology companies to build so-called “backdoors” into their devices so that they would be accessible to government intelligence Read More
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
Officials proclaim social media a terrorist threat
The future of uncensored social media seems bleak, judging by the recent statements of FBI Director James Comey and Homeland Security Sec. Jeh Johnson. Following Obama’s summit on “violent extremism,” both Comey and Johnson warned the public of looming terrorist activity thanks to the extensive influence of social media. While acknowledging social media’s contribution to 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
