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Title: Black Box device can brute-force iOS 8.1 PINs, bypassing repeated attempts lockout & data-wipe Post by: HCK on March 18, 2015, 09:00:16 pm Black Box device can brute-force iOS 8.1 PINs, bypassing repeated attempts lockout & data-wipe
Security company MDSec has been testing a black box device that manages to gain access to iPhones running up to iOS 8.1 by brute-forcing the passcode over a USB connection to simulate keypad entry. Normally, trying every possible 4-digit PIN would be prevented by automated lockout or data wipe after ten incorrect attempts, but the IP Box […]<img alt="" border="0" src="(http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif)?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=370216&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> Source: Black Box device can brute-force iOS 8.1 PINs, bypassing repeated attempts lockout & data-wipe (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9To5Mac-MacAllDay/~3/tKAIavYp1iA/) |