Israeli forensics firm and law enforcement Cellebrite announced a tool that law enforcement can use to unlock iOS and Android devices, Wired reports. The tool, referred to as the Universal Forensic Extraction Device, can reportedly be used to unlock any iOS, beginning with iOS 7 through the latest update, without user consent. While there are companies that access personal devices for law enforcement, this is the first time a security firm has publicly acknowledged this ability. Meanwhile, TechCrunch reports 7 million Venmo transactions have been data scraped over a six-month period. This comes just one year after a similar incident in which hundreds of millions of Venmo transactions were downloaded. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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