iPhone hack
Apple Did Not Disclose Hack that Affected 128 Million Devices, Show Court Emails
Emails entered into evidence this week during the Epic Games, Inc. vs. Apple Inc. trial present proof of an internal conversation between Apple executives about notifying users affected by the biggest iOS hack on record of the breach. However, that notification never came to pass — reports Ars Technica. Somewhere around April of 2015, seemingly legitimate...
iPhone Hacking Firm Cellebrite Hacked, 900GB Of Data Stolen
The Israeli company that found fame when it was fingered as a potential source of hacking software used by the FBI to crack open an iPhone has itself been hacked. In a statement on its website, Cellebrite today admitted that an “external web server” containing the company’s license management system had been accessed by an […]
iPhone Hack Prices Act as Apple Security Barometer
Apple seems to like iPhone hack prices being high – just think about the roughly $1 million the FBI paid for a zero-day vulnerability to access the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone 5c. In fact, Apple head of security engineering and architecture Ivan Krstic has used such reports as an "indirect metric" to evaluate how well the company...
FBI Won’t Disclose iPhone Hacking Method to Apple: WSJ
It may not surprise many of you, but here is the thing: The FBI will likely keep the security flaw used to crack the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone 5c to itself rather than disclosing it to Apple, according to "people familiar with the discussions" speaking with the Wall Street Journal. Actually, after paying more than $1.3 million...
FBI Director: Tool Used to Hack iPhone 5c Came From a Party
Ever since the news broke that the FBI has managed to crack the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone 5c's encryption, questions have arisen about whether the tool used is able to crack the security of other iPhones as well. Speaking with CNN, FBI director James Comey dismissed such claims. You may already be aware of the legal...