Tag: backdoors
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The Register: China’s Silver Fox spoofs medical imaging apps to hijack patients’ computers
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/25/silver_fox_medical_app_backdoor/ Source: The Register Title: China’s Silver Fox spoofs medical imaging apps to hijack patients’ computers Feedly Summary: Sly like a PRC cyberattack A Chinese government-backed group is spoofing legitimate medical software to hijack hospital patients’ computers, infecting them with backdoors, credential-swiping keyloggers, and cryptominers.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…
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Hacker News: US asked to kick UK out of Five Eyes
Source URL: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366619170/UK-accused-of-political-foreign-cyberattack-on-US-after-serving-secret-snooping-order-on-Apple Source: Hacker News Title: US asked to kick UK out of Five Eyes Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The letter from US Congress highlights concerns over the UK’s push for Apple to compromise its Advanced Data Protection system, threatening US-UK intelligence sharing and raising alarms about potential exploitation…
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The Register: Rather than add a backdoor, Apple decides to kill iCloud E2EE for UK peeps
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/24/rather_than_add_a_backdoor/ Source: The Register Title: Rather than add a backdoor, Apple decides to kill iCloud E2EE for UK peeps Feedly Summary: PLUS: SEC launches new crypto crime unit; Phishing toolkit upgraded; and more Infosec in brief Apple has responded to the UK government’s demand for access to its customers’ data stored in iCloud…
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Data and computer security | The Guardian: Apple removes advanced data protection tool after UK government request
Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/21/apple-removes-advanced-data-protection-tool-uk-government Source: Data and computer security | The Guardian Title: Apple removes advanced data protection tool after UK government request Feedly Summary: Users will now be more vulnerable to data breaches from bad actors, Apple says, after Home Office orderBusiness live – latest updatesApple has taken the unprecedented step of removing its strongest…
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Hacker News: Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK
Source URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/21/apple-pulls-encrypted-icloud-security-feature-uk/ Source: Hacker News Title: Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple’s withdrawal of its Advanced Data Protection iCloud feature from the UK highlights critical issues surrounding government demands for backdoor access to encrypted data and the impact on user privacy. This…
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Hacker News: Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
Source URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo Source: Hacker News Title: Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple has retracted its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature in the UK due to government demands for user data access, severely impacting user data encryption. The move has drawn…