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iOS 11 leaves iOS devices more vulnerable to edge-case attacks, says phone-cracking company ElcomSoft

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/ios-11.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500)</div><p>Changes to the way that Apple protects encrypted iOS backups leave devices more vulnerable to certain types of attack, says ElcomSoft, a Russian company used by law enforcement agencies and others to access iPhones. However, it only applies if the attacker has physical access to the device and can crack the passcode.</p>
<p>The changes were deliberately introduced as part of <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/ios-11/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iOS 11[/url] …</p>
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