A cybersurveillance company in Israel developed a tool to break into Apple iPhones with a never-before-seen technique that has been in use since at least February.
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The justice department said it’s systems have been interrupted by a ransomware attack, the second such assault on a state institution in the past two months.
Microsoft has warned some of its Azure cloud computing customers that a flaw discovered by security researchers could have allowed hackers access to their data.
Apple said it would take more time to collect inputs and make improvements before releasing child safety features, a month after it said it would implement the system to check iPhones for images of abuse.
Researchers who discovered a massive flaw in the main databases stored in Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform have urged all users to change their digital access keys, not just the 3 300 it notified this week.
Microsoft has warned thousands of its cloud computing customers, including some of the world’s largest companies, that intruders could have the ability to read, change or even delete their main databases.
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More than 90 policy and rights groups around the world published an open letter on Thursday urging Apple to abandon plans for scanning for objectionable material on users’ iPhones.
Apple has warned retail and online sales staff to be ready to field questions from consumers about the company’s upcoming features for limiting the spread of child abuse images.
A backlash over Apple’s move to scan customer phones and computers for child abuse images has grown to include employees speaking out internally, a notable turn in a company famed for its secretive culture.