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According to the New York Post:
Cellebrite, an Israeli firm that supplies "forensics tools" to agencies around the world, including US law enforcement, appears to have suffered a serious hack. Motherboard claims to have 900GB of Cellebrite data, supplied to it by an anonymous hacker. Among other things, the data reportedly shows that the Israeli firm has been selling its technology to regimes known for their human rights abuses, including Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Russia.
According to Motherboard:
The breach is the latest chapter in a growing trend of hackers taking matters into their own hands, and stealing information from companies that specialize in surveillance or hacking technologies.
Cellebrite is an Israeli company whose main product, a typically laptop-sized device called the Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED), can rip data from thousands of different models of mobile phones. That data can include SMS messages, emails, call logs, and much more, as long as the UFED user is in physical possession of the phone.
New York Post Again:
Cellebrite is best known for its rumored involvement in helping the FBI crack the San Bernandino shooter's iPhone, as Apple fought an order to assist through the courts. In addition to helping the FBI in that case, Cellebrite sells forensics devices and software to dozens of US law enforcement agencies and police departments.
(Score: 2) by marcello_dl on Tuesday January 17 2017, @10:14AM
He did say Turkey Russia and UAE abuse human rights. True even if Israel or USA do it too.
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
The interesting thing is that Israel and UAE are officially at odds and covertly helping each other. I doubt Cellebrite would help the arabs against the will of the Mossad, we are not talking about ice cream exports here. Of course it remains to be seen whether the help is not backdoored itself.
Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 17 2017, @11:50AM
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication
Is that a Melania Trump/golden showers joke?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 17 2017, @01:23PM
Or Mother Earth, or whatever other anthropomorphized entity you envision the Earth as.
But yes, she must be a hard core masochist the way she lets people piss, shit, and dig into her on a daily basis.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 18 2017, @03:44AM
The quote you refer to is from the Holy Bible: Revelation 18:3
What is this fornication? Personally, I believe it to be the Fractional Reserve Banking system, which I see as a pit of vipers enslaving many for the benefit of a very few.