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Cellebrite Unlocks iPhones for the US Government

February 27, 2018 infossl

apple, cellphones, dhs, fbi, iphone, israel, locks, phones, Security technology

Forbes reports that the Israeli company Cellebrite can probably unlock all iPhone models: Cellebrite, a Petah Tikva, Israel-based vendor that’s become the U.S. government’s company of choice when it comes to unlocking mobile devices, is this month telling customers its engineers currently have the ability to get around the security of devices running iOS 11. … Read More “Cellebrite Unlocks iPhones for the US Government” »

Israeli Scientists Accidentally Reveal Classified Information

January 31, 2018 infossl

internet, israel, secrecy, Security technology

According to this story (non-paywall English version here), Israeli scientists released some information to the public they shouldn’t have. Defense establishment officials are now trying to erase any trace of the secret information from the web, but they have run into difficulties because the information was copied and is found on a number of platforms. … Read More “Israeli Scientists Accidentally Reveal Classified Information” »

More on Kaspersky and the Stolen NSA Attack Tools

October 11, 2017 infossl

backdoors, israel, kaspersky, leaks, nsa, russia, Security technology

Both the New York Times and the Washington Post are reporting that Israel has penetrated Kaspersky’s network and detected the Russian operation. From the New York Times: Israeli intelligence officers informed the NSA that, in the course of their Kaspersky hack, they uncovered evidence that Russian government hackers were using Kaspersky’s access to aggressively scan … Read More “More on Kaspersky and the Stolen NSA Attack Tools” »

Ceramic Knife Used in Israel Stabbing

June 20, 2017 infossl

crime, israel, Security technology, weapons

I have no comment on the politics of this stabbing attack, and only note that the attacker used a ceramic knife — that will go through metal detectors. I have used a ceramic knife in the kitchen. It’s sharp. Powered by WPeMatico

Attributing the Sony Attack

January 7, 2015 infossl

attribution, cyberwar, cyberweapons, denialofservice, essays, hacking, intelligence, israel, malware, nationalsecuritypolicy, northkorea, Security technology, sony, stuxnet

No one has admitted taking down North Korea’s Internet. It could have been an act of retaliation by the US government, but it could just as well have been an ordinary DDoS attack. The follow-on attack against Sony PlayStation definitely seems to be the work of hackers unaffiliated with a government. Not knowing who did … Read More “Attributing the Sony Attack” »