The research lab says forensic evidence suggests the phone-cracking technology was used against Boniface Mwangi after his July arrest.

The incidents occurred amid Gaza protests and suggest human rights violations, Citizen Lab said.

Both companies have faced controversy in recent years, primarily for their work in circumventing mobile device security features

The Pall Mall Process guidelines for nations could be useful, they said, but have obvious limitations.

Serbian security services exploited one of the actively exploited vulnerabilities to break into the phone of a youth activist in Serbia, according to Amnesty International.

The comprehensive report showed how Serbian law enforcement combined Cellebrite’s tech with a novel Android-focused spyware program.

Signal uncovered the apparent security gaps in a company that makes a living breaking into smarphones.

After months of hints and restarts, Apple has included a key new security feature in the newly released iOS 11.4.1: USB Restricted Mode.

A new set of technical updates, commercial webinars and sales pitches from Cellebrite outline the company's drive into IoT.

Tuesday's report spread quickly after it was initially published on Tuesday including being re-blogged on several prominent outlets and reaching the top of the popular Hacker News…