Info from the future: it seems that fresh iOS18 versions reboot the phone if they haven't been unlocked for a specified amount of time (days it seems). If it's

Info from the future: it seems that fresh iOS18 versions reboot the phone if they haven't been unlocked for a specified amount of time (days it seems). If it's in the hands of a legit owner, they just need to type the iCloud password and they're back in. If it was stolen or confiscated, it just became a very expensive brick unless they can coerce the owner to log in somehow.