The US government said Monday it may have found a way to crack the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers without Apple's help, possibly avoiding a showdown with the tech giant.
In a court filing, federal prosecutors said that on Sunday, an unidentified "outside party" had demonstrated to the FBI a possible way to unlock Syed Farook's iPhone.
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Google Issues Emergency Patch For Critical Android Rooting Exploit
Google has released an emergency security patch to address a local elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android kernel that affects certain devices.
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Researchers Find Flaw in Apple Encryption
Researchers discovered an encryption vulnerability affecting multiple Apple products, including the company’s instant messaging application iMessage.
A research team from Johns Hopkins University, led by cryptography expert Matthew Green, reported finding a flaw in Apple’s encryption that can be exploited to access encrypted photos and videos sent via iMessage.
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One in Five Employees Would Sell Work Passwords: Survey
One in five employees are willing to sell their work passwords to an outsider, in many cases for less than $1,000, according to a survey conducted by identity and access management firm SailPoint.
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The Practical Side of Data Science to Security
Data Science and Machine Learning Can Help Enterprises Keep Pace with Faster and More Automated Cyber Threats
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Symantec Patches High Risk Vulnerabilities in Endpoint Protection
Symantec has released an update for its Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) to resolve three High risk security vulnerabilities in the product.
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Apple, US Govt to Face Off in Court Over iPhone Privacy
Los Angeles – The US government and Apple will face off in court on Tuesday in a closely-watched case that could have wide-reaching implications on digital security and privacy.
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Google’s Binary Comparison Tool “BinDiff” Available for Free
Google announced on Friday that its binary comparison tool BinDiff can be downloaded by security researchers free of charge.
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MITRE Puts Rapid CVE Assignment Pilot on Hold
In response to criticism from the CVE Editorial Board, the MITRE Corporation has decided to put a recently announced pilot program meant to address the need for rapid CVE assignments on hold.
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FBI to Assist Bangladesh With Probe Into Central Bank Heist
The FBI has agreed to help Bangladesh investigate an audacious $81 million theft from the nation's foreign reserves, authorities said Sunday, days after the finance minister accused central bank officials of complicity in the heist.
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