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For $15,000, GrayKey promises to crack iPhone passcodes for police
From http://www.zdnet.com/article/graykey-box-promises-to-unlock-iphones-for-police/
iPhone password cracking device GrayKey. (Image: Malwarebytes)
For $15,000, GrayKey promises to crack iPhone passcodes for police
This palm-sized box can break your iPhone's password, giving police full access to a device's file system -- messages, photos, call logs, browsing history, keychain and user passwords, and more.
By Zack Whittaker for Zero Day
March 19, 2018 -- 19:32 GMT (12:32 PDT)
A little-known Atlanta, Ga.-based tech outfit appeared seemingly out of nowhere this month with a bold claim -- that it can crack the passcodes on even the most recent iPhones, a feat managed by only a select few.
Grayshift wasn't widely known until Forbes blew the lid on the company earlier this month -- likely because the company's main clientele are police departments and local law enforcement divisions.
The company is founded by Justin Fisher (whose LinkedIn profile currently only shows he works at a "private company" ) and Braden Thomas, a former Apple security engineer, who spent six years at the technology giant from 2006.
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This palm-sized box can break your iPhone's password, giving police full access to a device's file system -- messages, photos, call logs, browsing history, keychain and user passwords, and more.
By Zack Whittaker for Zero Day
March 19, 2018 -- 19:32 GMT (12:32 PDT)
A little-known Atlanta, Ga.-based tech outfit appeared seemingly out of nowhere this month with a bold claim -- that it can crack the passcodes on even the most recent iPhones, a feat managed by only a select few.
Grayshift wasn't widely known until Forbes blew the lid on the company earlier this month -- likely because the company's main clientele are police departments and local law enforcement divisions.
The company is founded by Justin Fisher (whose LinkedIn profile currently only shows he works at a "private company" ) and Braden Thomas, a former Apple security engineer, who spent six years at the technology giant from 2006.
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