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Cellebrite Unlocks iPhones for the US Government

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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” »

Vulnerability in Amazon Key

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amazon, hacking, keys, locks, patching, Security technology, vulnerabilities

Amazon Key is an IoT door lock that can enable one-time access codes for delivery people. To further secure that system, Amazon sells Cloud Cam, a camera that watches the door to ensure that delivery people don’t abuse their one-time access privilege. Cloud Cam has been hacked: But now security researchers have demonstrated that with … Read More “Vulnerability in Amazon Key” »

Class Breaks

Posted on By infossl
computersecurity, essays, internetofthings, locks, risks, Security technology, vulnerabilities

There’s a concept from computer security known as a class break. It’s a particular security vulnerability that breaks not just one system, but an entire class of systems. Examples might be a vulnerability in a particular operating system that allows an attacker to take remote control of every computer that runs on that system’s software. … Read More “Class Breaks” »