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Serbian student’s Android phone compromised by exploit from Cellebrite

Amnesty International on Friday said it determined that a zero-day exploit sold by controversial exploit vendor Cellebrite was used to compromise the phone of a Serbian student who had been critical of that country’s government. The human rights organization first called out Serbian authorities in December for what it said was its “pervasive and routine… Read More »

In epic hack, Signal developer turns the tables on forensics firm Cellebrite

reader comments 38 with 31 posters participating Share this story For years, Israeli digital forensics firm Cellebrite has helped governments and police around the world break into confiscated mobile phones, mostly by exploiting vulnerabilities that went overlooked by device manufacturers. Now, Moxie Marlinspike—the brainchild behind the Signal messaging app—has turned the tables. On Wednesday, Marlinspike… Read More »