Apr 27 FBI says it won’t disclose how it accessed locked iPhone By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The FBI said Wednesday that it will not publicly disclose the method that allowed it to access a locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, saying it lacks enough "technical information" about the software vulnerability that was… Continue reading
Apr 21 FBI head suggests agency paid more than $1M to access iPhone By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- FBI Director James Comey hinted at an event in London on Thursday that the FBI paid more than $1 million to break into the locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers. Continue reading
Apr 06 Hackers broke into hospitals despite software flaw warnings By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The hackers who seriously disrupted operations at a large hospital chain recently and held some data hostage broke into a computer server left vulnerable despite warnings since at least 2007 that it needed to be fixed with a… Continue reading
Apr 05 Judge considers unsealing court file in CIA sex scandal case By Ted Bridis, Associated Press The U.S. judge who oversaw the now-abandoned lawsuit against the federal government over leaks in the investigation that led to the resignation of former CIA director David Petraeus is giving the Justice Department until Friday to ask her to keep… Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 7:46 FBI cracks the locked iPhone, but legal questions remain unanswered By PBS News Hour A conflict between tech giant Apple and the FBI over the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters came to a moot point when Justice Department officials announced they had cracked the phone’s security without Apple’s help. Gwen… Continue watching
Mar 29 Apple remains in dark on how FBI hacked iPhone without its help By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press The FBI's announcement that it mysteriously hacked into an iPhone is a public setback for Apple Inc., as consumers suddenly discover they can't keep their most personal information safe. Continue reading
Mar 28 Justice Department cracks iPhone, withdraws legal action against Apple By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The FBI says it successfully used a mysterious technique without Apple's help to break into an iPhone linked to the gunman in a California mass shooting. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: Trump suggests torture as anti-terror tactic By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, following the morning’s bombings in Brussels, GOP front-runner Donald Trump proposed expanding laws to allow torture to disrupt future attacks. Also, federal prosecutors say an “outside party” showed the FBI how to access the encrypted… Continue watching
Mar 18 Threatening letter sent to Trump son’s NYC home, officials say By Colleen Long, Associated Press NEW YORK — Police and the FBI are investigating a threatening letter sent to the Manhattan apartment of Donald Trump's son Eric that contained a white powder, two law enforcement officials said Friday. Continue reading
Mar 11 Why Apple vs. FBI might be the worst cybersecurity dilemma ever By Vikram Mansharamani Given the critical importance of both cybersecurity and national security, prioritizing one over the other is no trivial task. Continue reading