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Security researchers discovered a flaw in Apple's messaging system that could...
Researchers at John Hopkins University claim to have discovered a flaw in Apple's encrypted messaging system that allows them to access private messages sent between individuals, The Washington Post...
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Someone just exposed a hole in Apple's ironclad messaging system
Even as Apple fights the FBI for the right not to hack its own encrypted security systems, researchers at Johns Hopkins University have identified a security flaw in existing iPhone encryption.The...
View ArticleHere's how the FBI could break into a locked iPhone without Apple's help
The FBI and Apple have been battling for months over decrypting the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers. The FBI now says they may not need Apple's help after all – here's the video game-like...
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This might be how the FBI is planning to break into an iPhone without Apple's...
The FBI may be backing off in its battle with Apple.The Bureau has been trying to force Apple to write software to help it unlock an encrypted iPhone linked to a deceased terrorist. But it has now...
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A pro-ISIS account is giving its Belgian followers specific instructions on...
An ISIS-affiliated channel on the secure messaging app Telegram is advising its followers on how to evade detection by authorities after the terrorist attacks in Belgium on Tuesday.The channel, called...
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Apple, Google and Facebook published a long list of problems with the UK's...
Some of the world's biggest tech companies have drawn up a list of grievances with Britain's proposed new spying law.The Investigatory Powers Bill, currently making its way through the British...
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The FBI says it has hacked into the San Bernardino shooter's phone without...
The US Justice Department said on Monday that it had managed to access encrypted information stored on the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, ending a contentious standoff between...
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Why the FBI's hack into the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone may not work on...
The FBI said on Monday afternoon that it was able to access the data on the iPhone that belonged to the San Bernardino shooter. As a result, it dropped its case asking the courts to force Apple to...
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The FBI is going to help unlock an iPhone for an Arkansas murder...
The FBI is going to help unlock an iPhone and iPod linked to two murder suspects in Arkansas, the Associated Press reports.Four teenagers are accused of killing a couple at their home in Conway,...
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The clever way British cops got around the encryption on a would-be...
British police tricked a suspected terrorist into handing over his unlocked iPhone by posing as company managers at the suspect's workplace, according to CNN.Last Friday, a 25-year-old delivery driver...
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All WhatsApp messages are now encrypted — here's why that's a big deal
WhatsApp announced on Tuesday that all messages sent through the most recent version of its app will be fully encrypted.Encryption is now applied to "every call you make, and every message, photo,...
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Here's how the US government plans to break the encryption on your smartphone
We've got our first proper look at an attempt by US senators to legislate against encryption.Senators Dianne Feinstein and Richard Burr, both of whom sit on the Senate Intelligence Committee, are...
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This is the US government's new plan to break the security on your iPhone
We've got our first proper look at an attempt by US senators to legislate against encryption.Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Richard Burr of North Carolina, both of whom sit on the Senate...
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A company that builds tech powering 25% of the web made a big change to...
WordPress, the software that builds software that powers 25% of the web, is making a big change to boost its users security.It is activating "HTTPS" by default on all the websites it hosts, it...
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Canadian police reportedly got hold of BlackBerry's encryption key
Canadian police have had access to BlackBerry's global encryption key capable of decrypting nearly any message sent on its platform, according to a report from Vice.The Canadian firm — famed for its...
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Lawmakers just took a big step to kill encryption on your phone
Lawmakers just took the first step in forcing tech companies to hand over your encrypted data. Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a bill on Wednesday that aims to...
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China asked Apple for its source code within the past two years (AAPL)
During a hearing in front of Congress on Tuesday, Apple's top lawyer Bruce Sewell confirmed that the Chinese government has asked Apple for its source code, and Apple refused. Republican congressman...
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Groups representing Google, Netflix, Microsoft, and Apple are slamming the...
One of the big upcoming battles for the tech industry is whether Congress will pass a law limiting the ability to build strong privacy measures into products like Facebook's WhatsApp or Apple's iPhone...
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This is the app Egyptian protesters use to organize without getting spied on
The Egyptian government is monitoring Facebook for information about protests, so protesters are turning to an app called Signal that is harder, if not impossible, to spy on.That's according to a...
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A ransom-demanding computer virus is promising to donate the money it extorts...
A virus that encrypts the victims' files and demands a ransom in return for unlocking them is using a novel method to try and induce its victims to pay up — by promising that the money raised will go...
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