Apple's attempt to prevent hackers (and law enforcement) from cracking your iPhone may have a glaring flaw.
Security researchers at ElcomSoft claim to have found a loophole in the new USB Restricted Mode, which rolled out Monday as part of iOS 11.4.1.
USB Restricted Mode is designed to thwart iPhone-cracking tools that work by connecting to the device's Lightning port. It operates like this: if an iPhone or iPad is not unlocked after one hour, data access through the Lightning port will shut down.
Unfortunately, USB Restricted Mode doesn't appear to be perfect; a $39 USB adapter can easily defeat it, according to ElcomSoft researcher Oleg Afonin.
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Security researchers at ElcomSoft claim to have found a loophole in the new USB Restricted Mode, which rolled out Monday as part of iOS 11.4.1.
USB Restricted Mode is designed to thwart iPhone-cracking tools that work by connecting to the device's Lightning port. It operates like this: if an iPhone or iPad is not unlocked after one hour, data access through the Lightning port will shut down.
Unfortunately, USB Restricted Mode doesn't appear to be perfect; a $39 USB adapter can easily defeat it, according to ElcomSoft researcher Oleg Afonin.
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