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More on Apple’s iPhone Backdoor

August 20 2021 By Bruce Schneier in Apple, Privacy, Security, surveillance

In this post, I’ll collect links on Apple’s iPhone backdoor for scanning CSAM images. Previous links are here and here.

Apple says that hash collisions in its...

T-Mobile Data Breach

August 19 2021 By Bruce Schneier in crime, Cybercrime, Phishing, Security

As first reported by Motherboard on Sunday, someone on the dark web claims to have obtained the data of 100 million from T-Mobile’s servers...
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Apple’s NeuralHash Algorithm Has Been Reverse-Engineered

August 18 2021 By Bruce Schneier in Apple, Cryptography, iOS, iPhone, Reverse Engineering, Security

Apple’s NeuralHash algorithm — the one it’s using for client-side scanning on the iPhone — has been reverse-engineered.

Turns out it was already in iOS 14.3, and...

Tetris: Chinese Espionage Tool

August 18 2021 By Bruce Schneier in China, espionage, Security

I’m starting to see writings about a Chinese espionage tool that exploits website vulnerabilities to try and identify Chinese dissidents.

Friday Squid Blogging: A Good Year for Squid?

August 13 2021 By Bruce Schneier in Security, squid

Improved ocean conditions are leading to optimism about this year’s squid catch. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news...

Cobalt Strike Vulnerability Affects Botnet Servers

August 11 2021 By Bruce Schneier in Penetration Testing, Security, vulnerabilities

Cobalt Strike is a security tool, used by penetration testers to simulate network attackers. But it’s also used by attackers — from criminals to governments — to automate their...