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Andrew Blake

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Andrew Blake was a cybersecurity reporter for The Washington Times.

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This Feb. 17, 2016, file photos an iPhone is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

FBI failed cracking Texas church shooter’s phone without contacting Apple, company says

Apple said the iPhone maker contacted the FBI to help glean data from a mobile device belonging to late Texas church shooter Devin Kelley "immediately" after learning that authorities couldn't access its contents, but claimed it only became aware of the problem when an investigator complained publicly roughly 48 hours following Sunday's massacre.

November 9, 2017
Law enforcement officials continue to investigate the scene of a shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community on Sunday, killing and wounding many. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

FBI unable to access data off Devin Kelley’s cellphone

The FBI has obtained a cellphone belonging to Texas church shooter Devin Patrick Kelley but can't access its contents, opening a potential showdown between federal investigators and mobile device makers like the one that unfolded after the 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California.

November 8, 2017
Sam Ferris washes away a swastika, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015 at Sholom Drive and Northwest Military Highway in San Antonio, that was spray painted on an electrical box. (/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Anti-Semitic incidents up 67 percent over 2016: ADL

A surge in anti-Semitic incidents reported within the U.S. during the first nine months of 2017 suggests an increase of about 67 percent over the same period last year with respect to assaults, vandalism and other attacks targeting Jewish institutions, the Anti-Defamation League said in its Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents released Thursday.

November 2, 2017