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Apple Urges iPhone Users to Upgrade to Latest iOS Amid Cellebrite Unlock Claims

ID: a48edbeb-dc73-52ad-9f40-d87631a2eb1d

STIX ID: report--a48edbeb-dc73-52ad-9f40-d87631a2eb1d

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2018-02-27

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Elizabeth Montalbano

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A report discusses claims that Israeli forensics vendor Cellebrite can unlock virtually any iPhone model, including devices running iOS 11, enabling extraction of protected data; Apple has recommended updating to iOS 11.2.6 despite the update not being described as a security fix. The article highlights the privacy-versus-forensics debate, notes past high-profile use by law enforcement (San Bernardino), and observes that claims are reported via media sources with limited public technical confirmation.

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