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Tag: law enforcement

Scottish police video shows Cellebrite device unlocking smartphone

Monday, January 20, 2020 1:45 pmMonday, January 20, 20206 Comments

Police Scotland has posted a video showing a Cellebrite device unlocking an Apple iPhone and accessing data found on the device…

Cellebrite claims its new software can crack Apple iPhones and iPads running up to iOS 12.3

Monday, June 17, 2019 11:25 amMonday, June 17, 20195 Comments

Israeli forensics company Cellebrite – which has gained a reputation for unlocking mobile devices like the iPhone…

San Francisco bans city use of facial-recognition tech tools

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 8:29 am6 Comments

Concerned that some new surveillance technologies may be too intrusive…

Cops told ‘don’t look’ at Apple’s X-class iPhones to avoid Face ID lockout

Monday, October 15, 2018 9:59 amMonday, October 15, 20182 Comments

As Apple continues to update its iPhones with new security features…

Apple to launch a dedicated web portal for law enforcement requests

Thursday, September 6, 2018 4:15 pm10 Comments

Apple ensures that it has never created a backdoor or master key to any of its products or services, and never will…

Your iPhone’s six-digit pass code is no longer safe

Thursday, April 19, 2018 12:01 pmMonday, June 21, 202115 Comments

iPhones protected by a six-digit pass code may no longer be safe thanks to a cheap tool…

Apple admits logging iMessage metadata and sharing it with law enforcement

Thursday, September 29, 2016 5:33 pmThursday, September 29, 201626 Comments

Because iMessage is encrypted end-to-end, Apple does not have access to the contents of those communications…

‘Driving While Black’ iPhone app gives U.S. motorists tips for police stops

Thursday, December 11, 2014 5:34 pmThursday, December 11, 201443 Comments

A ‘Driving While Black’ smartphone application is set for release this month…

Creator of iCloud hacker tool: I would have warned Apple if they properly rewarded researchers

Thursday, September 4, 2014 5:02 pmThursday, September 4, 201448 Comments

A bug bounty program might have saved Apple a lot of pain…

The police tool that hackers use to steal nude photos from Apple’s iCloud

Wednesday, September 3, 2014 1:21 pm24 Comments

As nude celebrity photos spilled onto the web over the weekend…

Elcomsoft forensic tool snags iCloud backups without an Apple ID; only works under certain conditions

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 11:26 amWednesday, June 18, 201416 Comments

Moscow-based Elcomsoft has developed a tool to collect iCloud backup files…

U.S. Feds launch predator app on Apple’s iTunes App Store to catch child sex criminals

Thursday, September 12, 2013 8:01 pmThursday, September 12, 201347 Comments

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Thursday that it has launched…

U.S. officials call on Apple, other mobile device makers to help stop smartphone theft

Thursday, June 6, 2013 8:31 amThursday, June 6, 201338 Comments

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman…

Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung pressed to combat smartphone theft

Monday, May 13, 2013 8:58 pmMonday, May 13, 201337 Comments

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is pushing makers of handsets…

Apple can and will bypass your password if necessary

Saturday, May 11, 2013 4:41 pm117 Comments

According to recent reports, Apple can hack into your iPhone…

Apple deluged by police demands to decrypt iPhones

Friday, May 10, 2013 1:29 pmFriday, May 10, 201335 Comments

Apple receives so many police demands to decrypt seized iPhones that it has created…

iTheft busters: NYPD forms dedicated team to catch iPhone and iPad thieves

Friday, February 22, 2013 10:01 amFriday, February 22, 201322 Comments

The theft of Apple devices is so rampant in New York that a team of cops…

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