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Chris Smith
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Moxie Marlinspike, the CEO of Signal, has hacked and trolled Cellebrite in the best possible way. This is the kind of epic hack that will not make sense to people unless they're familiar with iPhone security and encryption.
Signal is an end-to-end encrypted chat app that works on iPhone and Android. It features the same strong encryption as iMessage and WhatsApp but collects even less data than Apple’s messaging app. Signal is one of the apps that millions of people flocked to a few months ago when Facebook started warning WhatsApp users that it would start collecting more data. Of note, even Mark Zuckerberg apparently uses Signal.
Cellebrite is an Israeli security company that makes software that can crack encryption. Cellebrite often comes up in reports detailing law enforcement efforts to hack encrypted devices. It's also the company that was suspected until recently to have broken into the infamous San Bernardino iPhone. It didn't. The company is still often criticized for its apparent willingness to provide assistance to repressive regimes.
In an epic turn of events, it appears as though Cellebrite's software has massive security issues and the vulnerabilities that Signal CEO discovered might be problematic for the security company. On top of that, Cellebrite might be using Apple software without a license.
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This might be the most epic (and well-deserved) hack of the decade originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 22 Apr 2021 at 14:10:41 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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