International Business Times |
Research Shows Android's Pattern Unlock Method Can Easily Be Cracked
International Business Times Researchers have discovered a way to break into Android smartphones that are locked using the operating system's pattern unlock security method. They were able to do this using a computer vision algorithm that is able to trace a user's finger movement … |
Pangu Developers stops jailbreak on iOS 9.3.5 to focus on iOS 10 jailbreak. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Apple fans are eagerly waiting for the iOS 10 and hackers as usual are taking every step to jailbreak the upcoming operating system.
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Weeks before the FBI sought a court order forcing Apple to help it break into an iPhone used by one of the the San Bernardino gunmen, a sister agency in the Department of Justice was already using an Israeli security firm’s technology to attempt to crack a similar device.
The FBI and the DOJ have repeatedly insisted that they had no other option but to force Apple to help them crack an iPhone used by the gunman Syed Rizwan Farook, at least until an outside party offered assistance earlier this week.
“We have engaged all parts of the U.S. government” to find a way to access the device without Apple’s help, FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers in early March. “If we could have done this quietly and privately, we would have done it.”
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Popular mobile security app uses worthless encryption method
ExtremeTech New information has shown that one of the more popular security suites available for Android and iOS is so fundamentally compromised, its claims constitute false advertising. That software suite, NQ Vault, promises, “All files will be encrypted into a … |