The tentative naming of the Israeli firm Cellebrite as the muscle behind the FBI's ability to hack into the iPhone used by San Bernardino, Calif. shooter Syed Farook without help from Apple, has brought this little known company into the spotlight.
A popular caller ID Android application that blocks incoming spam callers has a privacy flaw that threatens to expose the personal information of over 100 million users.
Apple has reportedly re-released its iOS 9.3 operating system, fixing a freezing problem that occurs during activation in some older iPhones and iPads.
The FBI might be pressed into providing Apple with the details of how its third-party hacker - now reportedly Cellebrite - will break into an iPhone so Apple can modify its security vulnerability.
A recent story in the New York Times shared information on a new crop of secure messaging apps for smartphones. The article, posted in the “Personal Tech” section, offered snippets of information about the functionality of five different consumer-focused tools.
U.S. District Court Judge Sheri Pym earlier this week validated Apple's assertion that it has so far not defied her previous court order to assist the FBI in cracking the encryption protecting the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook.
The mysterious third-party partnering with the FBI to break into San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook's locked iPhone is Israel-based mobile forensic software firm Cellebrite, according to a report today in Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.
Facebook has begun testing a security feature that will alert users when the company suspects their account are being impersonated. The feature intends to cut down on spam and spear-phishing attacks.
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