FBI beat Apple security. US government agency announced on Monday that she managed to unlock the iPhone belonging to one of the participants shooting in San Bernardino. Extremely important, they were able to do it without any help from Apple.
Representatives of the FBI did not say, however, the method used to obtain data from your smartphone. Most likely, however, is that used for this purpose copy NAND. This solution is logical, because after 10 times you enter the wrong code, unlock iPhone is reset to factory settings, and located on the data lost.
This means that breaking it classical method of attack strength (ang. brute force) in theory is not possible. The situation changes when the contents of the memory is copied, and after every 10 attempts to enter the code the device is reset to the initial state.
This is just speculation, because the FBI does not intend to reveal his way of obtaining data from iPhone public or yourself Apple’owi. And it is not surprising.
With this knowledge protect Apple would be corrected, and the FBI again would have a problem with them.
It is clear that the latest statement of the company from Cupertino, where the company promises raising the level of security of its products. We learn from it that people deserve better data protection, security and privacy, while sacrificing the individual for the common good can issue a lot of people and countries in serious danger.
Manufacturer iPhone also stated that it is the perfect moment to start a discussion about personal freedom, security and privacy. The company has adapted to the current circumstances, the content of its previous open letter, which explained why he could not help the FBI in breaking the security of iPhones.
Should we worry that managed to breach the security of Apple? In the vast majority of cases they do not. If the phone you have evidence of betrayal of your partner, use of prohibited substances or images that should not see the light of day, they are safe. It is hard to expect that in such trivial matters ministry will try at all costs to obtain evidence of the offense of the well-protected smartphone, tablet or PC.
Security Apple are strong, and their tampering has required a lot of time and effort that directly translate into money. Otherwise, the matter would look if it was issued a tool that would allow an easy way to get into the smartphone. One suspects that his presence would lead to significant abuse, and no one could be sure of the safety of their data. Such a program could also be stolen
The prevailing current situation is somewhat unclear, but good.
Access to data in the iPhone is extremely difficult, but possible. So there is a suspicion that the FBI and other departments will decide on the acquisition of data from smartphones only in serious situations. This would mean a very good compromise between user privacy and public safety.
On the one hand we do not want to be kept under surveillance, but on the other we must also remember that solutions with a high level of security will be used not only by people who care about your privacy but also criminals and terrorists, whose activities can seriously harm us all.
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