Serbian authorities taking no chances

Amnesty International has uncovered that a zero-day exploit, sold by the controversial Israeli firm Cellebrite, was used to compromise the Android phone of a Serbian student who does not like the government much.

If it can be hacked it could mean the evidence was tampered with 

A Maryland defence attorney has decided to challenge the conviction of one of his clients after it was recently discovered that the phone cracking product used in the case, produced by digital forensics firm Cellebrite, has severe cybersecurity flaws that could make it vulnerable to hacking.

Not so shadowy after all

The Israeli outfit which is hacking the iPhone for the FBI counts Apple as one of its clients.

Cellebrite named

Israel's Cellebrite, a provider of mobile forensic software, has been named as the outfit which is helping the US Federal Bureau of Investigation's attempt to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California shooters.