Phone Crackers

Tech

Instructions Show How Cops Use GrayKey to Brute Force iPhones

06.22.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Lawyer Asks For New Trial After Cellebrite Vulnerability Discovery

04.27.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

iPhone Hackers Grayshift Sell ‘Mobile’ GrayKey

07.13.20

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Leaked Emails Show Cops Trying to Hide Emails About Phone Hacking Tools

07.05.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Cops May Unlock iPhones Without a Warrant to Beat Apple’s New Security Feature

06.25.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Cops Are Confident iPhone Hackers Have Found a Workaround to Apple’s New Security Feature

06.14.18

By Joseph Cox and Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Apple Is Testing a Feature That Could Kill Police iPhone Unlockers

06.04.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

This Continually Updated Map Shows Which Cops Have iPhone Cracking Tech GrayKey

05.15.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Someone Is Trying to Extort iPhone Crackers GrayShift With Leaked Code

04.24.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

The Cat-and-Mouse Game Between Apple and the Manufacturer of an iPhone Unlocking Tool

04.18.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Joseph Cox
Tech

Stop Using 6-Digit iPhone Passcodes

04.16.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Lawmakers Call FBI’s ‘Going Dark’ Narrative ‘Highly Questionable’ After Motherboard Shows Cops Can Easily Hack iPhones

04.14.18

By Joseph Cox

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Life

Could CrossFit Be a Replacement for Prescription Drugs?

A recent study suggests CrossFit can actually decrease the need for prescription drugs over time.

12.03.24

By Kyle Phillippi
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Life

The Days of Anonymous Sperm Are Over

I was interrogated by a high-end LGBTQ+ ‘sperm matchmaking’ service to see if I made the cut as a donor.

12.03.24

By Matthew Herskowitz
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Gaming

Xbox Game Pass This Month Is Absolutely Stacked (Coming/Going December 2024)

When it comes to Xbox Game Pass’ December games, I believe Microsoft may have won the “gaming subscription service” battle to end the year!

12.03.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
Screenshot: Shaun Cichacki

Gaming

‘Phasmophobia’ Has Already Moved a Million Units on Consoles in Just Over a Month

‘Phasmophobia’ has an impressive first month on current-gen consoles, and it’s overall sales numbers are terrifying to say the least.

12.03.24

By Shaun Cichacki
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Life

Parkinson’s Disease Could Have a Simple Treatment, Study Finds

The simple fix? Vitamin B supplementation.

12.03.24

By Sammi Caramela