The FBI says it may have discovered a way to break into the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino mass shooters, and the agency has asked a judge to postpone a court hearing in the matter that was scheduled for Tuesday.
James Niccolai | 22 Mar | Read more
Apple filed court papers on Thursday urging a judge to overturn an order requiring it to unlock an iPhone used by one of the shooters in last December's San Bernardino attacks.
James Niccolai | 26 Feb | Read more
Tim Cook has said the U.S. government is requiring Apple to write "the software equivalent of cancer" by demanding that it help unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists.
James Niccolai | 25 Feb | Read more
In the week since Apple said it would do battle with the FBI over its request for access to a smartphone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists, tech industry leaders have been weighing in with their views.
James Niccolai | 24 Feb | Read more
Most Americans think that Apple should help the FBI unlock a smartphone used by one of the terrorists in the San Bernardino mass shooting, according to a study released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center.
James Niccolai | 23 Feb | Read more
A federal appeals court in Ohio has ruled that a person who accidentally "pocket dials" someone shouldn't expect any overheard conversation to be considered private.
James Niccolai | 23 Jul | Read more
Problems for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management aren't letting up. The government agency said Monday it had suspended a system used for background checks after a security flaw was discovered in the Web-based app.
James Niccolai | 30 Jun | Read more
The U.S. is investigating a massive data breach that exposed personal information on around 4 million federal government workers, according to news reports Thursday.
James Niccolai | 05 Jun | Read more
Lenovo's website appeared to have been hacked on Wednesday, possibly in retaliation for a piece of adware it installed on PCs that was found to have opened up a security hole.
James Niccolai | 26 Feb | Read more
A security company in the U.S. has provided further evidence that last year's devastating hacking attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment was carried out by a group with ties to North Korea.
James Niccolai | 18 Feb | Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook has warned of "dire consequences" if tech companies can't protect the privacy of those who use their products.
James Niccolai | 14 Feb | Read more
A U.S. agency that develops widely used standards for encryption has pledged to be more transparent about its dealings with the National Security Agency, amid concerns the NSA undermined those standards to boost its surveillance efforts.
James Niccolai | 24 Jan | Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice is putting devices that emulate cellphone towers in Cessna aircraft and flying them around the country to track the locations of cellphones, a practice that targets criminal suspects but may also affect thousands of U.S. citizens, according to a news report Thursday.
James Niccolai | 14 Nov | Read more
Breaking with other players in the IT industry, Amazon's CTO has downplayed any impact of the Edward Snowden revelations on its international business.
James Niccolai | 19 Jun | Read more
This week's emphatic denial from Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto that he had anything to do with the creation of Bitcoin also hinted at a possible lawsuit against Newsweek, though legal experts say it would be an uphill battle.
James Niccolai | 19 Mar | Read more