It's been a few weeks now that
We
we were talking to youa new tool called "GrayKey" in the shape of a small
box costing from 15,000 to 30,000 dollars, and which allows you to crack any
iPhone model protected by a password and running iOS 11.
This one is fromplus
in use by US government agenciesand by the services
police in the different states in the United States, and Apple in the interest of
protect the privacy of its userstaken measures to
fight against this tool.
While waiting to find and correct the flaw exploited by the GrayKey tool
which is gaining popularity among law enforcement and agencies
government, Apple implemented “protection” starting with iOS 11.3
giving atime limited to 7 daysto the policepour
unlock an iOS device.
More specifically, starting with iOS 11.3, iOS willsave the
last time the device was unlockedby its user in
using a code or biometric authentication, or has been connected to
an accessory or computer.
If after 7 days (168 hours) the device has not been unlocked,
Lightning port is completely disabledtherefore preventing
the use of the GrayKey tool which requires to be connected to the socket to
function.
This measure is not only used to block GrayKey, but also other
methods like those used by the Cellebrite company which also require
probably access to the Lightning port.
This should not impact users, since it is enough to
Unlock the device to re-enable the Lightning port.
At the same time, it is very likely that the Apple firm will explore all
possible avenues for finding and correcting the flaw used by the tool
GrayKey.
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By : Keleops AG
Deputy editor-in-chief, also known under the pseudonym Teza. Former video games journalist, who has been immersed in tech and Apple products since his very first iPhone 3GS in 2009. He has since worked for several American tech sites and now for iPhon.fr. Incidentally YouTuber and Apple product specialist on the MobileAddict channel. To contact me: maxime[a]iphon.fr
