phone-hacking
The Death of the Prank Call
Once a rite of passage for young people, prank calls now increasingly feel like a relic of the past.
Lawyer Asks For New Trial After Cellebrite Vulnerability Discovery
The moves comes after the founder of Signal discussed the security issues in their own blog post.
iPhone Hackers Grayshift Sell 'Mobile' GrayKey
Emails and procurement records point to a "mobile" version of the GrayKey.
Days After New Human Rights Policy, NSO Client Hacked an Activist
The finding comes as part of a new technical report into a series of NSO attacks from Amnesty International.
LAPD Got Tech Demos from Israeli Phone Hacking Firm NSO Group
Emails obtained by Motherboard also reveal new details about previously unreported NSO Group products.
Senator Wyden Wants Congress to Investigate Which Local Cops Have Hacking Tools
The move comes after Motherboard found the U.S. branch of NSO Group pitched hacking tech to American police.
The Connection Between a Deadly Gunfight and Phone Location Data
In the span of six seconds and 20 gunshots and three dead bodies hit the ground of a Nissan dealership in Texas. And somebody was tracking one of their cell phones remotely.
Manafort's Daughter's Lawyers Pressured Twitter to Delete Links to Hacked Text Messages
In July, a freedom of information activist dumped an unredacted cache of text messages allegedly hacked from Manafort's daughter's phone.
Leaked Emails Show Cops Trying to Hide Emails About Phone Hacking Tools
Motherboard recently filed public records requests for law enforcement messages in mobile forensic email groups. But cops are trying to avoid giving up their communications, according to other leaked emails.
Steve Coogan Awarded Huge Payout Over Phone Hacking
He said the sum "will make 'Mirror' executives blush".
Cellebrite Sold Phone Hacking Tech to Repressive Regimes, Data Suggests
Data stolen from infamous Israeli company suggests it sold products to countries such as Turkey, UAE and Russia.
What Does the Term 'Public Interest' Actually Mean?
Nobody seems to know. But despite having no fixed definition, the term is still used by UK politicians and journalists of all types to make it seem like they have the public's well-being at heart.