Apple Patents Technology to remotely disable your iPhone Camera at Concerts

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

Apple left iOS 10 Kernel Code Unencrypted, Intentionally!

Apple’s new iOS 10 recently made headlines after MIT Technology Review revealed that the company had left the kernel of the mobile operating system unencrypted.

Yes, the first developer preview of iOS 10 released at WWDC has an unencrypted kernel.

When the headline broke, some of the users were surprised enough that they assumed Apple had made a mistake by leaving unencrypted kernel in iOS

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FBI paid Hacker $1.3 Million to Unlock San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone

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Guess how much the FBI has paid an unknown grey-hat hacker to break into San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone?

FBI Director James Comey hinted during an interview that the FBI spent more than $1.3 Million for breaking into the iPhone of a suspected terrorist and found nothing useful on it.

Apple’s legal battle with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ended following the bureau’s

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FBI claims its iPhone Hacking Tool can’t Unlock iPhone 5S, 6S and 6S Plus

Although everyone, including Apple, was worried about the iPhone hacking tool used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to access data on iPhone belonged to the San Bernardino shooter, the FBI director said the hack does not work on an iPhone 5… Continue reading FBI claims its iPhone Hacking Tool can’t Unlock iPhone 5S, 6S and 6S Plus

Israeli Forensic Firm ‘Cellebrite’ is Helping FBI to Unlock Terrorist’s iPhone

Meet the security company that is helping Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in unlocking San Bernardino shooters’ iPhone:

The Israeli mobile forensics firm Cellebrite.

Yes, Cellebrite – the provider of mobile forensic software from Israel – is helping the FBI in its attempt to unlock iPhone 5C that belonged to San Bernardino shooter, Syed Rizwan Farook, the Israeli YNetNews reported

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Warning — Hackers can Silently Install Malware to Non-Jailbroken iOS Devices

Hard time for mobile phone users!

Just recently, two severe vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Snapdragon chip and Stagefright were spotted on the Android platform, affecting more than a Billion and Millions of devices respectively.

And now:

Hackers have discovered a new way to install malicious apps onto your iPhone without your interaction.

Researchers at Palo Alto Networks have uncovered a

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How to Steal Secret Encryption Keys from Android and iOS SmartPhones

Unlike desktops, your mobile devices carry all sorts of information from your personal emails to your sensitive financial details. And due to this, the hackers have shifted their interest to the mobile platform.

Every week new exploits are discovere… Continue reading How to Steal Secret Encryption Keys from Android and iOS SmartPhones

France could Fine Apple $1 Million for each iPhone it Refuses to Unlock

The United States is not the only one where Apple is battling with the federal authorities over iPhone encryption. Apple could face $1 Million in Fine each time the company refused to unlock an iPhone in France.

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New York Judge Rules FBI Can’t Force Apple to Unlock iPhone

Apple – 1; The FBI – 0

Apple Won a major court victory against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in an ongoing legal battle similar to San Bernardino.

In a New York case, a federal magistrate judge has ruled in favor of Apple, rejecting the U.S. government’s request to force Apple to help the FBI extract data from a locked iPhone.

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Apple is working on New iPhone Even It Can’t Hack

Amid an ongoing dispute with the United States government over a court order to unlock iPhone 5C of one of the San Bernardino shooters Syed Farook…

…Apple started working on implementing stronger security measures “even it can’t hack” to achieve un-hackability in its future iPhones.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is deliberately forcing Apple to create a special, backdoored

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