FBI paid Hacker $1.3 Million to Unlock San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone

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Guess how much the FBI has paid an unknown grey-hat hacker to break into San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone?

FBI Director James Comey hinted during an interview that the FBI spent more than $1.3 Million for breaking into the iPhone of a suspected terrorist and found nothing useful on it.

Apple's legal battle with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ended following the bureau's

FBI claims its iPhone Hacking Tool can't Unlock iPhone 5S, 6S and 6S Plus

Although everyone, including Apple, was worried about the iPhone hacking tool used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to access data on iPhone belonged to the San Bernardino shooter, the FBI director said the hack does not work on an iPhone 5S or later.

FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday that the agency was able to avoid a prolonged legal battle with Apple by buying a tool from

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 that belonged to San Bernardino shooter, Syed Rizwan Farook, the Israeli YNetNews reported

Warning — Hackers can Silently Install Malware to Non-Jailbroken iOS Devices

Hard time for mobile phone users!

Just recently, two severe vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Snapdragon chip and Stagefright were spotted on the Android platform, affecting more than a Billion and Millions of devices respectively.

And now:

Hackers have discovered a new way to install malicious apps onto your iPhone without your interaction.



Researchers at Palo Alto Networks have uncovered a

How to Steal Secret Encryption Keys from Android and iOS SmartPhones

Unlike desktops, your mobile devices carry all sorts of information from your personal emails to your sensitive financial details. And due to this, the hackers have shifted their interest to the mobile platform.



Every week new exploits are discovered for iOS and Android platform, most of the times separately, but the recently discovered exploit targets both Android as well as iOS devices.

France could Fine Apple $1 Million for each iPhone it Refuses to Unlock

The United States is not the only one where Apple is battling with the federal authorities over iPhone encryption. Apple could face $1 Million in Fine each time the company refused to unlock an iPhone in France.

Despite its victory in a New York court yesterday, Apple may not be so successful elsewhere in fighting against federal authorities over iPhone encryption battle.

Yann Galut, a

New York Judge Rules FBI Can't Force Apple to Unlock iPhone

Apple - 1; The FBI - 0



Apple Won a major court victory against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in an ongoing legal battle similar to San Bernardino.



In a New York case, a federal magistrate judge has ruled in favor of Apple, rejecting the U.S. government’s request to force Apple to help the FBI extract data from a locked iPhone.



This ruling from United

Apple is working on New iPhone Even It Can't Hack

Amid an ongoing dispute with the United States government over a court order to unlock iPhone 5C of one of the San Bernardino shooters Syed Farook…



...Apple started working on implementing stronger security measures "even it can't hack" to achieve un-hackability in its future iPhones.



The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is deliberately forcing Apple to create a special, backdoored

Apple vs. FBI — Google Joins Tim Cook in Encryption Backdoor Battle

In the escalating battle between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Apple over iPhone encryption, former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden and Google chief executive Sundar Pichai just sided with Apple's refusal to unlock iPhone.



Yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook refused to comply with a federal court order to help the FBI unlock an iPhone owned by one of the

Judge Orders Apple to Unlock iPhone Used by San Bernardino Shooters

The Tech Giant Apple has come into an entangled situation which could be a potential security threat for Apple users in near future: Help the FBI Unlock an iPhone.



The US Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym has ordered Apple to provide a reasonable technical assistance in solving a critical case of Syed Farook; who with his wife Tashfeen Malik planned a coordinated "2015 San Bernardino attack" that

Hackers Can Remotely Record and Listen Calls from Your Samsung Galaxy Phones

If you own a Samsung Galaxy Phone – S6, S6 Edge or Note 4, in particular – there are chances that a skilled hacker could remotely intercept your voice calls to listen in and even record all your voice conversations.



Two security researchers, Daniel Komaromy of San Francisco and Nico Golde of Berlin, have demonstrated exactly the same during a security conference in Tokyo.



The duo

NSA-linked Spying Malware Infected Top German Official's Computer

The German authorities have initiated a further investigation into espionage by the United States secret service NSA and British intelligence agency GCHQ after...  



...the head of the German Federal Chancellery unit had his private laptop infected.



According to a recent report published by Der Spiegel, the laptop of the Chancellery division leader was infected with Regin – a highly

Hackers Can Use Radio-waves to Control Your Smartphone From 16 Feet Away

What if your phone starts making calls, sending text messages and browsing Internet itself without even asking you?



No imaginations, because hackers can make this possible using your phone's personal assistant Siri or Google Now.



Security researchers have discovered a new hack that could allow hackers to make calls, send texts, browser a malware site, and do many more activities using

YiSpecter — First iOS Malware that Attacks both: Non-jailbroken and Jailbroken Devices

Less than a month after Apple suffered one of its biggest malware attacks ever, security researchers have discovered another strain of malware that they claim targets both jailbroken as well as non-jailbroken iOS devices.



Last month, researchers identified more than 4,000 infected apps in Apple's official App Store, which was targeted by a malware attack in which some versions of software

Apple Boosts iOS 9 Security with improved Two-Factor Authentication

Apple iOS 9, codenamed Monarch, will be available to the world on September 16th.



While most of the upgrades on iOS 9 focus on making devices:



Faster
Smarter
Secure
and more efficient.


Today we are going to discuss the improved Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) pumped within the new iOS operating system.



WHAT'S NEW AND HOW IT WORKS



Apple has strengthened the foundation of iOS 9

How to Remove KeyRaider Malware that Hacked Over 225,000 iOS Devices

Jailbreaking your device may have got you the best of apps but after reading this you will know what a high price you could have to pay for the jailbreak.



Read on…



A malware named ‘KeyRaider’ has supposedly stolen user credentials of approximately 225K iPhone users. It has been given this name as it raids victims’ username and passwords, private keys and certificates.



Figures say

Untethered TaiG Jailbreak Tool for iOS 8.4 [Mac OS X version] Released

Good news for iOS 8.4 users! The Chinese jailbreaking team TaiG has finally released its long-awaited Untethered Jailbreak tool for Apple's iOS 8.4 mobile operating system for the Mac OS X platform.



Yes, TaiG Jailbreak is now officially available for OS X users that will allow you to jailbreak iOS 8.4 on your Mac computer without having to resort to using a virtual machine.