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BlackBerry Phone Cracked

Posted on By infossl
australia, blackberry, cracking, crime, drugtrade, encryption, lawenforcement, phones, Security technology

Australia is reporting that a BlackBerry device has been cracked after five years: An encrypted BlackBerry device that was cracked five years after it was first seized by police is poised to be the key piece of evidence in one of the state’s longest-running drug importation investigations. In April, new technology “capabilities” allowed authorities to … Read More “BlackBerry Phone Cracked” »

Friday Squid Blogging: Cocaine Smuggled in Squid

Posted on By infossl
covid19, drugtrade, Security technology, smuggling, squid

Makes sense; there’s room inside a squid’s body cavity: Latin American drug lords have sent bumper shipments of cocaine to Europe in recent weeks, including one in a cargo of squid, even though the coronavirus epidemic has stifled legitimate transatlantic trade, senior anti-narcotics officials say. As usual, you can also use this squid post to … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: Cocaine Smuggled in Squid” »

El Chapo’s Encryption Defeated by Turning His IT Consultant

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backdoors, courts, drugtrade, encryption, fbi, insiders, keys, Security technology

Impressive police work: In a daring move that placed his life in danger, the I.T. consultant eventually gave the F.B.I. his system’s secret encryption keys in 2011 after he had moved the network’s servers from Canada to the Netherlands during what he told the cartel’s leaders was a routine upgrade. A Dutch article says that … Read More “El Chapo’s Encryption Defeated by Turning His IT Consultant” »

Lifting a Fingerprint from a Photo

Posted on By infossl
cameras, drugtrade, fingerprints, identification, Security technology

Police in the UK were able to read a fingerprint from a photo of a hand: Staff from the unit’s specialist imaging team were able to enhance a picture of a hand holding a number of tablets, which was taken from a mobile phone, before fingerprint experts were able to positively identify that the hand … Read More “Lifting a Fingerprint from a Photo” »

Australia Considering New Law Weakening Encryption

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australia, childpornography, cryptowars, drugtrade, encryption, internet, Security technology, terrorism

News from Australia: Under the law, internet companies would have the same obligations telephone companies do to help law enforcement agencies, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said. Law enforcement agencies would need warrants to access the communications. “We’ve got a real problem in that the law enforcement agencies are increasingly unable to find out what terrorists … Read More “Australia Considering New Law Weakening Encryption” »