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Texas Rangers issue warrant to decrypt iPhone SE following Southerland Springs shooting

Similar to the San Bernadino shooting of almost two years ago, Apple has officially been served with a search warrant for access to the iPhone SE used by the man responsible for the Sutherland Springs, Texas shooting. The move comes after an earlier fumble that saw the Texas Rangers and FBI fail to act within […]

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Robbers snag 313 iPhone X units being delivered to San Francisco Apple Store location

It’s not quite the equivalent of the bank robbery scene in “Heat”, but it’s getting there. On Wednesday, three “husky” men in hoodies driving a white Dodge van broke into a UPS truck Wednesday while it was parked outside a San Francisco Apple Store. The UPS truck was delivering 313 iPhone X units to the […]

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Department of Justice reports 400% increase in ransomware attacks since 2015

You need to be careful out there. Ransomware attacks have apparently quadrupled over the last year according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The agency reported that the attacks have now escalated to approximately 4,000 per day. Typical ransomware payments range from $500 to $1,000, according to cyberrisk data firm Cyence Inc., but some hackers […]