Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained

Apple Inc dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices in the company’s iCloud service after the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive/exclusive-apple-dropped-plan-for-encrypting-backups-after-fbi-complained-sources-idUSKBN1ZK1CT


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Apple gave the FBI access to the iCloud account of a protester accused of setting police cars on fire

As FBI officers were investigating a Seattle man suspected of setting police cars on fire, they turned to Apple for help.

In response, Apple granted access to the man's iCloud account, giving the FBI access to screenshots, photos, and videos that are now central to their case against the suspect, court documents show.

It's routine for Apple to comply with court-issued search warrants by handing over suspects' data to investigators. But the episode, detailed in court documents and previously reported by Forbes, shows just how valuable a suspect's smartphone data can be to an investigation, and contrasts with previous public clashes between the FBI and Apple.

https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-fbi-icloud-investigation-seattle-protester-arson-2020-9

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Apple reportedly scrapped plans to fully secure iCloud backups after FBI intervention

Apple can’t read your device data, but it can read your backups

Apple reportedly dropped plans to fully secure users’ iPhone and iPad backups after the FBI complained about the initiative, reports Reuters.

Apple devices have a well-deserved reputation for protecting on-device data, but backups made using iCloud are a different matter. This information is encrypted to stop attackers, but Apple holds the keys to decrypt it and shares it with police and governments when legally required.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive/exclusive-apple-dropped-plan-for-encrypting-backups-after-fbi-complained-sources-idUSKBN1ZK1CT

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/21/21075033/apple-icloud-end-to-end-encryption-scrapped-fbi-reuters-report

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Apple Transparency Report: Government and Private Party Requests

Apple has released more iCloud content to authorities, end-to-end encryption is still missing.

User data was mainly sent to authorities in the U.S. and Brazil. In France, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, Apple only transmitted iCloud data for one account request each, as the report lists. It remains unclear which of the partly sensitive data was transferred in detail and for what reason. In the new transparency report, Apple has confirmed for the first time that iCloud content may also be passed on in emergency requests from authorities - for example, to search for missing persons.

https://www.apple.com/legal/transparency/pdf/requests-2020-H1-en.pdf

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Sweet QuaDreams: A First Look at Spyware Vendor QuaDream’s Exploits, Victims, and Customers - The Citizen Lab – 2023

Based on an analysis of samples shared with us by Microsoft Threat Intelligence, we developed indicators that enabled us to identify at least five civil society victims of QuaDream’s spyware and exploits in North America, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Victims include journalists, political opposition figures, and an NGO worker. We are not naming the victims at this time.
We also identify traces of a suspected iOS 14 zero-click exploit used to deploy QuaDream’s spyware.

The exploit was deployed as a zero-day against iOS versions 14.4 and 14.4.2, and possibly other versions. The suspected exploit, which we call ENDOFDAYS, appears to make use of invisible iCloud calendar invitations sent from the spyware’s operator to victims.

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