Category: iPhone
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FBI Extracts Deleted Signal Messages from iPhone Notification Database
FBI Extracts Deleted Signal Messages from iPhone Notification Database 404 Media reports (alternate site): The FBI was able to forensically extract copies of incoming Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone, even after the app was deleted, because copies of the content were saved in the device’s push notification database…. The news shows how forensic extraction—when…
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Possible US Government iPhone Hacking Tool Leaked
Possible US Government iPhone Hacking Tool Leaked Wired writes (alternate source): Security researchers at Google on Tuesday released a report describing what they’re calling “Coruna,” a highly sophisticated iPhone hacking toolkit that includes five complete hacking techniques capable of bypassing all the defenses of an iPhone to silently install malware on a device when it…
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iPhones and iPads Approved for NATO Classified Data
iPhones and iPads Approved for NATO Classified Data Apple announcement: …iPhone and iPad are the first and only consumer devices in compliance with the information assurance requirements of NATO nations. This enables iPhone and iPad to be used with classified information up to the NATO restricted level without requiring special software or settings—a level of…
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iPhone Lockdown Mode Protects Washington Post Reporter
iPhone Lockdown Mode Protects Washington Post Reporter 404Media is reporting that the FBI could not access a reporter’s iPhone because it had Lockdown Mode enabled: The court record shows what devices and data the FBI was able to ultimately access, and which devices it could not, after raiding the home of the reporter, Hannah Natanson,…
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The UK May Be Dropping Its Backdoor Mandate
The UK May Be Dropping Its Backdoor Mandate The US Director of National Intelligence is reporting that the UK government is dropping its backdoor mandate against the Apple iPhone. For now, at least, assuming that Tulsi Gabbard is reporting this accurately. Bruce Schneier Go to bruce schneier
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Android Improves Its Security
Android Improves Its Security Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting idle for three days. iPhones have had this feature for a while; it’s nice to see Google add it to their phones. Bruce Schneier Go to bruce schneier
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Details about the iOS Inactivity Reboot Feature
Details about the iOS Inactivity Reboot Feature I recently wrote about the new iOS feature that forces an iPhone to reboot after it’s been inactive for a longish period of time. Here are the technical details, discovered through reverse engineering. The feature triggers after seventy-two hours of inactivity, even it is remains connected to Wi-Fi.…
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What Graykey Can and Can’t Unlock
What Graykey Can and Can’t Unlock This is from 404 Media: The Graykey, a phone unlocking and forensics tool that is used by law enforcement around the world, is only able to retrieve partial data from all modern iPhones that run iOS 18 or iOS 18.0.1, which are two recently released versions of Apple’s mobile…