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There's no evidence the 6-digit passcode was the issue here. It is more likely the thieves immediately turned off the device then used an (offline) chain of vu
by aeternum 6y ago
There's no evidence the 6-digit passcode was the issue here. It is more likely the thieves immediately turned off the device then used an (offline) chain of vulnerabilities to pull sensitive data off the phone. That's typically how these hacks go.
If no vulnerabilities are available, the thieves will often just keep the phone offline until one becomes available.
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- piracy1 6y agoBut it's likely cheaper easier and more reliable to just brute force the 6 digits. Apple used to slow down such attacks with timeout periods of 60 seconds then 10 mins then hours but it seems they've entirely eliminated this cooldown process. I wonder if this was done at the advice of law enforcement. Why keep a fleet of exploits and post-ex ready when you could just plug in the phone and leave it for a few hours? Also, if you're concerned about such an attack, enable delete all data after 10 passcode attempts