Cellebrite

Anonymous Whistleblower Leaks 1.7 TB of Cellebrite Data Including Full Software Suite

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An anonymous whistleblower provides 1.7 terabytes of stolen Cellebrite data to hacktivist collective Enlace Hacktivista, representing one of the largest breaches in the surveillance technology industry. The massive leak includes the entire Cellebrite suite of programs, including the company’s …

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Cellebrite Halts Sales to Russia and Belarus After Human Rights Abuse Revelations

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Cellebrite announces it will immediately halt all sales of its digital intelligence solutions and services to customers in the Russian Federation and Belarus, following revelations that its technologies were used by state officials to persecute opposition activists, minority groups, and LGBTQI+ …

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FBI Works with Cellebrite to Crack San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone After Apple Refuses

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The FBI engages Israeli mobile forensics company Cellebrite to crack the iPhone 5C used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook, after Apple refuses to create software to bypass the device’s security features. Following the December 2015 terrorist attack that killed 14 people, the FBI …

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