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Malware hunters are sounding the alarm over a new, more effective version of the North Korean "Apple Jeus" macOS software nasty. "To attack macOS users, the Lazarus group has developed homemade macOS malware, and added an authentication mechanism to deliver the next stage payload very carefully, as well as loading the next-stage payload without touching the disk."
The FBI has sent a letter to Apple asking for help in accessing encrypted data stored on two iPhones belonging to a deceased shooter. The FBI has told Apple that Alshamrani's devices are encrypted and that efforts to guess his passwords have been unsuccessful, NBC News reports.
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The FBI has asked Apple to unlock two iPhones belonging to a murderer, potentially reviving a tense battle over encryption and the rights of law enforcement to digital devices. Alshamrani had two iPhones - one of which he reportedly shot and damaged - and the FBI has been trying to unlock the phones and extract the encrypted contents to see if there is any evidence that others were involved in the attack, or other clues to his actions.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is once again asking Apple to help unlock the iPhone of a potential terrorist. The statement does not indicate whether Apple will in fact assist in unlocking the phones, which the FBI said are being held in the crime lab at Quantico, Va. Deja-Vu Privacy Implications.
Apple has filed an amended complaint in the lawsuit against Corellium and the virtualization company has responded by claiming that the tech giant is using the lawsuit to crack down on jailbreaking. Corellium provides a virtual iPhone that can be used to find vulnerabilities and test the functionality of mobile apps on different versions of the iPhone and iOS. Apple has accused the company of copyright infringement, stating that Corellium was not authorized to copy its products.
The case - essentially a US copyright infringement claim - centers on Apple's allegations that Corellium illegally copied the mobile operating system, and unlawfully made derivative versions by modifying the software to run on Corellium's iPhone hypervisor. While Corellium argued that Apple is trying to crack down on who can rifle through iOS for bugs and exploitable flaws, and snuff out jailbreaking efforts, the iGiant's latest paperwork homes in on its central allegations that Corellium is trying to make a fast buck by ripping off iOS and its bundled apps and user interface - technology that Apple has not licensed to Corellium.
He claimed to have logins for millions of iCloud accounts, and told Apple he'd shut them all down unless he received a payoff.
Community service for 'Turkish Crime Family' wannabe big dog A 22-year-old Londoner has been given 300 hours of community service and a State-enforced bedtime after trying to blackmail Apple with...
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