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
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
