Apple responded to Friday’s reports. Security specialist Matthew Hickey presented a way to circumvent iOS 11 lock code that, according to Cupertino, is not reflected in reality. Hickey is proving this himself.
On Friday, security specialist Matthew Hickey presented a method that allows you to bypass the lock code on Apple iOS 11 devices, in short by connecting your iPhone or iPad to your computer using a Lightning cable and then sending out a mass combination of codes. The Cupertino giant reacted to these reports.
Apple stated that the method presented was not reflected in reality, and in fact what Hickey says was wrong. The security specialist himself later told Twitter that he might be wrong and that it might not work as he thought it to be.
It seems @i0n1c maybe right, the pins don’t always goto the SEP in some instances (due to pocket dialing / overly fast inputs) so although it “looks” like pins are being tested they aren’t always sent and so they don’t count, the devices register less counts than visible @Apple
— hackerfantastic.x (@hackerfantastic) June 23, 2018
This doesn’t change the fact that many websites wrote about this “problem” in iOS 11 and the matter became publicized. However, Apple intends to resolve these issues once and for all with the launch of iOS 12, where a special, limited USB access mode will be introduced. With iOS 12 beta, this works so that access to data on your iPhone via the Lightning connector is blocked one hour after your last phone unlocked.
Related posts:
Leave a Reply