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Apple Dropped Plans to Let iPhone Users Have Fully Encrypt Backups On Their Devices Including WhatsApp Chats

21st January 2020BALAJI N

Apple now officially dropped plans to let iPhone users have their device backup in an encrypted form in Apple’s iCloud service after the [...]

This Apple-FBI Fight Is Different From the Last One

16th January 2020Lily Hay Newman

In 2016, the iPhone encryption debate ended in a draw. Don’t count on 2020’s scuffle over the Pensacola shooter’s devices to play out [...]

Trump Slams Apple for Refusing to Unlock Suspected Shooter’s iPhones

15th January 2020Elizabeth Montalbano

Legal battle pitting Feds against the tech giant over data privacy and device security in criminal cases seems inevitable. Source: Threat Post [...]

Apple Denies FBI Request to Unlock Shooter’s iPhone—Again

14th January 2020Elizabeth Montalbano

Refusal to unlock the phones of a Florida shooter could set up another legal battle between Apple and the Feds over data privacy [...]

The FBI Wants Apple to Unlock iPhones Again

11th January 2020Brian Barrett

Snooping Ring employees, Skype contractors, and more of the week’s top security news. Source: Wired – The FBI Wants Apple to Unlock [...]

Alleged Spy App ToTok Puts Apple in a Bind

8th January 2020Lily Hay Newman

Apple and Google both banned ToTok after reports that it was a UAE government surveillance tool. After Google reinstated it, Apple has a [...]

FBI Taps Apple to Unlock Pensacola Shooter’s iPhone

7th January 2020Tara Seals

It’s unclear yet whether the Cupertino giant will assist, given past history of court battles over such incidents. Source: Threat Post – [...]

Apple’s Bug Bounty Opens for Business, $1M Payout Included

20th December 2019Tara Seals

The tech giant is looking for full working exploits with any vulnerability submission. Source: Threat Post – Mobile Security – Apple’s Bug [...]

Apple Fixes ‘AirDoS’ Bug That Cripples Nearby iPhones, iPads

11th December 2019Tom Spring

Apple fixes bug that allows nearby hackers to render iPads and iPhones unusable. Source: Threat Post – Mobile Security – Apple Fixes [...]

New Free Emulator Challenges Apple's Control of iOS

27th November 2019Robert Lemos Contributing Writer

An open-source tool gives researchers and jailbreakers a free option for researching vulnerabilities in the operating system – and gives Apple a new [...]