Collaborate Disseminate
September 21, 2015, happened to be a big day for Apple. Not because they had to launch a new product. It was because they had to choose if they wanted to announce 128 million Apple users were hacked or be silent about it. According to Ars Technica, res… Continue reading Apple Mum on 128 Million Users Hack
Researchers exploit a SQLite memory corruption issue outside of a browser. Continue reading DEF CON 2019: New Class of SQLite Exploits Open Door to iPhone Hack
Dubai-based Crowdfense, which buys zero day exploits for iOS and a variety of other platforms, is trying to streamline the process of sourcing vulnerabilities. Continue reading Zero-Day Shop Opens the Floodgates for People to Sell Exploits to Governments
Motherboard found that federal and more local law enforcement agencies have bought tech to unlock up to date iPhones. But the FBI, which is pushing for backdoors, refuses to say whether it has also purchased the equipment. Continue reading FBI Refuses to Say Whether It Bought iPhone Unlocking Tech ‘GrayKey’
As the FBI pushes once again for backdoors in consumer encryption products, the State Department is apparently taking advantage of a $50 per iPhone unlocking product from Grayshift, a company with an ex-Apple engineer on its staff. Continue reading State Department Seemingly Buys $15,000 iPhone Cracking Tech GrayKey
Apple’s commitment to customer privacy took the acid test after the San Bernadino shooting incident. Law enforcement demanded that Apple unlock the shooter’s phone, and Apple refused. Court cases ensued. Some people think that the need to protect the public outweighs the need for privacy. Some people think that once they can unlock one iPhone, it won’t stop there and that will be bad for everyone. This post isn’t about either of those positions. The FBI dropped their lawsuit against Apple. Why? They found an Israeli firm that would unlock the phone for about $5,000. In addition, Malwarebytes — a …read more
The decryption key for Apple’s Secure Enclave Processor (SEP) firmware Posted Online by self-described “ARM64 pornstar” [xerub]. SEP is the security co-processor introduced with the iPhone 5s which is when touch ID was introduced. It’s a black box that we’re not supposed to know anything about but [xerub] has now pulled back the curtain on that.
The secure enclave handles the processing of fingerprint data from the touch ID sensor and determines if it is a match or not while it also enables access for purchases for the user. The SEP is a gatekeeper which prevents the main processor from …read more
Continue reading Apple’s Secure Enclave Processor (SEP) Firmware Decyrpted
FBI says it’s impossible but Cambridge computer security expert proves them wrong. Continue reading iPhone passcode bypassed with NAND mirroring attack
Here’s something you’ll not like at all:
Apple has been awarded a patent for technology that would prevent you from snapping pictures and shooting videos with your iPhone or iPad at places or events, like concerts or museums, where it might be prohibi… Continue reading Apple Patents Technology to remotely disable your iPhone Camera at Concerts
Are You an Employee?
It’s quite possible that someone has been reading your messages, emails, listening to your phone calls, and monitoring your activities at work.
No, it’s not a spy agency or any hacker…
…Oops! It’s your Boss.
Recently, European Court had ruled that the Employers can legally monitor as well as read workers’ private messages sent via chat software like WhatsApp or
Continue reading Your iPhone will Alert You if You are Being Monitored At Work