SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

has directed Apple to create a backdoor into its encrypted iCloud backup service, a move that could have profound implications for digital privacy and security worldwide. s efforts to expand government surveillance powers could also threaten encrypted services like FaceTime and iMessage. According to The Washington Post , the U.K.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Here is the first point of emphasis from the memo: "To the extent they have not already done so, all courts should issue a standing or general order or adopt some other equivalent procedure requiring that highly sensitive documents (HSDs) will be accepted for filing only in paper form or via a secure electronic device.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Note: A pen register is an electronic tool that can be used to capture data regarding all telephone numbers that are dialed from a specific phone line. Search Warrant: Can render backups of a target device; if target uses iCloud backup, the encryption keys should also be provided with content return.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The only thing that might have alerted my wife to this unintentional surveillance—but never did—was my initial in a small circle at the top right corner of her phone, when she used the Google Play app. Under Settings > Accounts and Backups > Manage Accounts I found my Google account listed.

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

The common methods for analyzing an iOS mobile infection are either to examine an encrypted full iOS backup or to analyze the network traffic of the affected device. This RAT allows an attacker to surveil and harvest sensitive data from a target computer.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Lately, though, the TSA in the United States has been upgrading its scanning machines so that everyone -- not just those who pay to be Clear and TSA Pre -- can go through without having to take electronic items out of your luggage. Sometimes you can use surveillance tools in your favor. It really does speed things up in security.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 14, 2022

CBS: A computer security researcher was kept off a plane for suggesting on social media that he could hack into the planes control system. But also, something you should understand is that all of these airplanes do feature mechanical backup instruments. The airline industry wrote it off as an unlikely scenario. Here’s CBS news.

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