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Tag: U.S. FBI

Apple killed iCloud encryption after FBI complained

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 8:59 amTuesday, January 21, 202017 Comments

After the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations, Apple killed iCloud encryption that would have allowed users to fully encrypt backups…

Apple needs to double down on security and privacy

Friday, January 10, 2020 12:02 pmFriday, January 10, 20205 Comments

Buckle up, because we’re poised for another battle on digital security. The FBI has reputedly asked for Apple’s help unlocking phones belonging of the alleged shooter…

FBI seeks Apple’s help unlocking iPhones of suspected Pensacola naval station gunman

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 11:40 amWednesday, January 8, 20202 Comments

The FBI is asking Apple Inc. to help unlock two iPhones that investigators think were owned by Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani…

Ohio gamer sentenced in deadly swatting case

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 4:42 pm10 Comments

An Ohio gamer involved in a swatting incident that led to a death was sentenced today to 15 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said…

Georgia man pleads guilty to hacking Apple accounts of professional athletes and musicians

Friday, March 29, 2019 4:45 pm1 Comment

Kwamaine Jerell Ford has pleaded guilty to logging into Apple accounts belonging to high-profile professional athletes and musicians…

Apple’s builds insurmountable wall against ‘GrayKey’ iPhone passcode hack in iOS 12

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 3:23 pm9 Comments

Apple has managed to prevent the hottest iPhone hacking company in the world from doing its thing…

Australian teen Apple hacker avoids jail time, sentenced to eight months’ probation

Thursday, September 27, 2018 8:57 am2 Comments

The Australian teenage hacker who pleaded guilty to repeatedly accessing Apple’s mainframe over two years…

Australian teen who hacked Apple to face sentencing next week

Thursday, September 20, 2018 5:32 pmThursday, September 20, 2018No Comments

An Australian teenager who pleaded guilty to hacking Apple Inc. systems carried out…

Apple vs. GrayKey: Leaked emails expose the fight for your iPhone privacy

Thursday, July 26, 2018 2:28 pmThursday, July 26, 201815 Comments

In the fight over digital privacy, Apple is forever adding layer on layer of security to its iPhones….

Cops are confident Grayshift iPhone hackers already have a workaround to Apple’s new iOS security feature

Friday, June 15, 2018 1:17 pmFriday, June 15, 201810 Comments

Apple confirmed to The New York Times Wednesday it was going to introduce a new security feature…

Apple punches back at Grayshift, maker of the GrayKey iPhone-hacking box

Friday, June 15, 2018 10:32 amFriday, June 15, 201825 Comments

At a conference of law-enforcement forensics officials last week, someone asked David Miles what would happen if Apple…

Duck, cover, and reboot your router? Why the FBI’s new warning is no joke

Friday, June 1, 2018 11:43 am23 Comments

Last week, the FBI released a statement that shocked many…

The FBI overstated the issue of accessing smartphones

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 2:04 pm7 Comments

A programming error led the FBI to vastly overstate the number of phones…

President Trump signs law banning Russian Kaspersky Labs software from U.S. government agencies

Monday, December 18, 2017 11:25 amMonday, December 18, 201713 Comments

President Trump has signed into law an order banning the use of Kaspersky Lab products…

Texas Rangers serve Apple a warrant for Texas mass murderer’s iPhone SE

Monday, November 20, 2017 8:58 amMonday, November 20, 201712 Comments

Texas Rangers investigating the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs have served a search warrant…

Apple says it reached out to FBI to assist with Texas mass murderer’s iPhone

Thursday, November 9, 2017 1:36 pm15 Comments

Apple says it ‘immediately’ offered to help the FBI in the wake of Sunday’s Texas church massacre…

FBI may have lost critical time unlocking Texas mass murderer’s Apple iPhone

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 6:01 pmWednesday, November 8, 201738 Comments

For about 48 hours after a deadly rampage at a Texas church, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies did not ask Apple…

FBI unable to access Texas mass murder’s locked phone

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 5:31 pmTuesday, November 7, 201793 Comments

The gunman who killed 26 people at a small town Texas church was able to buy weapons because the Air Force did not submit his criminal history to the FBI as required by military rules…

Trump administration orders purge of Kaspersky products from U.S. government

Friday, September 15, 2017 10:58 amFriday, September 15, 201710 Comments

The Trump administration on Wednesday told U.S. government agencies to remove Kaspersky Lab products…

The FBI wants U.S. companies to stop using Kaspersky software

Friday, August 25, 2017 1:28 pmFriday, August 25, 201715 Comments

The FBI has admitted that it is actively discouraging businesses to not use security products from Kaspersky Lab…

U.S. Senators seek military ban on Kaspersky Lab products amid FBI probe

Thursday, June 29, 2017 4:42 pm54 Comments

U.S. senators sought on Wednesday to ban Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab…

Hardware hack bypasses iPhone passcode security

Monday, September 19, 2016 3:32 pmMonday, September 19, 201612 Comments

The work contradicts a claim made by the FBI earlier this year that this approach would not work….

Russian government officials dump Apple iPads for Samsung tablets to ensure ‘tighter security’

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 4:50 pmWednesday, March 26, 201471 Comments

Russian government officials have swapped their iPads for Samsung tablets…

First case of Android Trojan spreading via mobile botnets discovered

Thursday, September 5, 2013 3:28 pmThursday, September 5, 201322 Comments

Isn’t that special?

U.S. DHS, FBI warn of malware threats to Android mobile devices

Tuesday, August 27, 2013 10:30 amTuesday, August 27, 201323 Comments

In an unclassified roll call release for police, fire, ems, and security personnel…

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