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Is the crack in hardware or software? Any links on it? I thought the iPhones at least could not be reset by thieves?

• jeroenhd 6y ago
  A demo of the T2 hardware exploit on iMacs can be found here: https://blog.t8012.dev/plug-n-pwn/ https://blog.t8012.dev/plug-n-pwn/ From what I could find, the encryption keys of the T2 are still secure but the OS running on it is not. Wiping the SSD and/or repairing another might be enough to resell the device without any locks but I'm not 100% sure about that.
• lioeters 6y ago
  > The mini operating system on the T2 (SepOS) suffers from a security vulnerable also found in the iPhone 7 since it contains a processor based on the iOS A10. > ..Using the checkm8 exploit originally made for iPhones, the checkra1n exploit was developed to build a semi-tethered exploit for the T2 security chip, exploiting a flaw. This could be used to e.g. circumvent activation lock, allowing stolen iPhones or macOS devices to be reset and sold on the black market. > Since sepOS/BootROM is Read-Only Memory for security reasons, interestingly, Apple cannot patch this core vulnerability without a new hardware revision. Crouching T2, Hidden Danger (2020-10-05) https://ironpeak.be/blog/crouching-t2-hidden-danger/ https://ironpeak.be/blog/crouching-t2-hidden-danger/
• Polylactic_acid 6y ago
  Every device up to the iphone X has been cracked btw so the factory reset protection can be bypassed.
  • Siira 6y ago
    Can you provide some links?