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Police seize Matrix encrypted chat service after spying on criminals
An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Passionflower’ has shut down MATRIX, an encrypted messaging platform used by cybercriminals to coordinate illegal activities while evading police. It should be noted that MATRIX is a different entity from the secure open-source, decentralized, real-time communications protocol with the same name, which is perfectly legal to continue using. The operation was conducted across…
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iPhones now auto-restart to block access to encrypted data after long idle times
Apple has added a new security feature with the iOS 18.1 update released last month to ensure that iPhones automatically reboot after long idle periods to re-encrypt data and make it harder to extract. While the company has yet to officially confirm this new “inactivity reboot” feature, law enforcement officers were the first to discover it after observing suspects’ iPhones…
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