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A Maryland defense lawyer is seeking a new trial for his client after a blog post claimed that a product used by police to extract cellphone data has cybersecurity flaws.
Lawyer Ramon Rozas of Cumberland, Maryland, said he filed the new trial motion because the case against his client largely relied on evidence collected by the phone-cracking device, report Vice and Gizmodo.
The product is made by Israeli digital intelligence firm Cellebrite. In an April 21 blog post, the founder of encrypted chat app Signal said he was able to hack a Cellebrite device. Gizmodo and Vice had prior coverage of the blog post by Moxie Marlinspike, the founder and CEO of Signal.
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A Maryland defence attorney has decided to challenge the conviction of one of his clients after it was recently discovered that the phone cracking product used in the case, produced by digital forensics firm Cellebrite, has severe cybersecurity flaws that could make it vulnerable to hacking.
Ramon Rozas, who has practiced law for 25 years, told Gizmodo that he was compelled to pursue a new trial after reading a widely shared blog post written by the CEO of the encryption chat app Signal, Moxie Marlinspike. It was just about a week ago that Marlinspike brutally dunked on Cellebrite writing, in a searing takedown, that the company’s products lacked basic “industry-standard exploit mitigation defences
CHBC Announces Appointment of Sara Fitzsimon Nelson to Policy Director
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cil (CHBC) today announced the appointment of Sara Fitzsimon Nelson as the policy director of the organization.
Sara Fitzsimon Nelson We are pleased to welcome Ms. Fitzsimon Nelson as the policy director of CHBC, said Lauren Skiver, Chairman of the CHBC. Sara brings new energy and perspective to our organizational advocacy efforts with the Governor s Office, state legislature and regulatory agencies. She will spearhead the inclusion of hydrogen energy and fuel cell power in California s climate and energy policies with our diverse membership.
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