Reddit Removes NSL Warrant Canary from Transparency Report

Reddit’s latest transparency report is missing a nugget of information that was present in a previous report. Last year’s report included a warrant canary which stated that as of Jan. 29, 2015, Reddit had never received a National Security Letter, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order or...

FBI Cracks the iPhone, Scourge of Ransomware Hits Hospitals, and the Hack the Pentagon Program

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the week in news, including how the FBI cracked that iPhone, the barrage of ransomware hitting hospitals, and the Hack the Pentagon bug bounty trial program announcement. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrap-April12016.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...

FBI Mum on How it Hacked Tor Browser

As Apple’s attorneys mull over their legal options for having the FBI explain how it hacked Syed Farook’s iPhone, a separate case playing out involving the security service and the anonymity software Tor may have a hand in predicting the outcome. According to a court filing earlier this week, the...

Just One? No, FBI to Unlock More iPhones with its Secret Technique

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI worked with Israeli mobile forensic firm Cellebrite to unlock iPhone used in the San Bernardino shooting last year, confirmed by multiple sources familiar with the matter. The United States Department of Justice DoJ said on Tuesday that the FBI successfully...

Apple, Google Faced All Writs Act Orders

The American Civil Liberties Union has dug up more proof that from the get-go the FBI’s attempt to crack open an iPhone used by the San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook was not just about the one phone. The ACLU found court documents and on Wednesday published an interactive map visualizing...

The FBI against the judges command: declined to use the Tor browser vulnerability code-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

! Last month, the FBI was ordered disclosure used to attack the dark web child pornography website single visitors single full version malicious code. To make this decision of judge Robert J. Bryan, he expressed his understanding of the FBI what exactly is how to caught the accused is a very fair...

FBI is fighting back against Judge's Order to reveal TOR Exploit Code

Last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI was ordered to reveal the complete source code for the TOR exploit it used to hack visitors of the world’s largest dark web child pornography site, PlayPen. Robert J. Bryan, the federal judge, ordered the FBI to hand over the TOR browser exploit...

FBI Has Successfully Unlocked Terrorist's iPhone Without Apple's Help

End of Apple vs. FBI. At least for now, when the FBI has unlocked iPhone successfully. Yes, you heard it right. The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has unlocked dead terrorist's iPhone 5C involved in the San Bernardino shooting without the help of Apple. After weeks of arguments, the United...

On Apple Patches, the iMessage Bug, Apple vs. FBI, Locky, and Badlock

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the week in news, including how the FBI vacated Tuesday’s Apple hearing, a crypto iMessage bug that was patched, and the latest hospital to be hit by the ransomware Locky. The two also preview Badlock and what, if any, implications this week’s announcement may...

The 7 Most Wanted Iranian Hackers By the FBI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has lengthened its Most Wanted List by adding seven Iranian hackers who are accused of attacking a range of US banks and a New York dam. On Thursday, the United States Department of Justice DoJ charged seven Iranian hackers with a slew of computer hacking...

Apple Intel HD3000 Graphics kernel driver patch

While the iMessage crypto bug got most of the attention among this week’s Apple patches, another vulnerability that was addressed represents a nasty trend of privilege escalation flaws that merit watching. Researchers at Cisco on Wednesday disclosed details on a flaw in an OS X graphics kernel...

Bruce Schneier on the Integration of Privacy and Security

Threatpost Editor in Chief Mike Mimoso talks to crypto pioneer and security expert Bruce Schneier of Resilient Systems about the early days of the RSA Conference, the integration of privacy and security, and the current FBI-Apple debate over encryption and surveillance...

Israeli Forensic Firm 'Cellebrite' is Helping FBI to Unlock Terrorist's iPhone

Meet the security company that is helping Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI in unlocking San Bernardino shooters’ iPhone: The Israeli mobile forensics firm Cellebrite. Yes, Cellebrite – the provider of mobile forensic software from Israel – is helping the FBI in its attempt to unlock iPhone 5C...

An iOS 0-day will lead to iCloud photos and videos in crack-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

There is a bad news, the Johns Hopkins University's Matthew Green, a Professor in the iOS encryption system found a 0-day vulnerability, which could allow a skilled attacker to intercept and decipher iMessages on. However, the good news is that this vulnerability is hard to exploit. Green explain...

FBI Most Wanted — Three 'Syrian Electronic Army' Hackers Charged for Cyber Crime

Syrian Electronic Army SEA Hackers have made their place on the FBI's Most Wanted List. The US Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI are willing to pay $100,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest of the heads of the infamous hacking group Syrian...

Attention Turns to FBI's 'Outside Party'

The FBI’s motion for a continuance in its case against Apple has opened a new avenue in this debate as to the identity and means by which the mystery “outside party” could unlock terrorist Syed Farook’s iPhone. Late yesterday afternoon, the FBI filed a motion to vacate a hearing scheduled for tod...

FBI may have found a New Way to Unlock Shooter's iPhone without Apple

There's more coming to the high-profile Apple vs. FBI case. The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI might not need Apple's assistance to unlock iPhone 5C that belonged to San Bernardino shooter, Syed Rizwan Farook. If you have followed the San Bernardino case closely, you probably know everything...

FBI Files Motion to Vacate Case Against Apple

Update The FBI has dropped its case filed a motion to vacate today’s scheduled court hearing and showdown over its demands that Apple help unlock a terrorist’s iPhone. The government late Monday afternoon filed a motion to vacate its case, likely putting a halt to a saga that began in mid-Februar...

Johns Hopkins Researchers: Crypto Flaws Endanger iMessage Integrity

When Apple released its iOS Security Guide for public consumption, it was an unprecedented look inside the security architecture behind its products. For cryptographer and professor Matthew Green and a team of four Johns Hopkins University graduate students, it was a road map to understanding not...

Apple Engineers say they may Quit if ordered to Unlock iPhone by FBI

Apple Vs. FBI battle over mobile encryption case is taking more twists and turns with every day pass by. On one hand, the US Department of Justice DOJ is boldly warning Apple that it might compel the company to hand over the source code of its full iOS operating system along with the private...