Cellebrite Unable to Unlock iPhones on iOS 17.4 or Later, Leak Reveals

[blaureiter]

It is interesting how more than one Israeli company is in the cell phone hacking business. I am surprised this article did not also cite the NSO Group with its famous Pegasus software. This has been used to hack phones owned by journalists and people who may be politically opposed to a government. So between Cellebrite and NSO Group, there is a large cadre out to attack cell phones in the name of law enforcement but in some cases to undermine democracy.

 

[JuicyGoomba]

Going to assume the dedicated Titan chip is the reason why the latest Pixels cannot be broken into either.

I'd like to think that Apple and Google work together, although slightly alarming that Samdung devices are a lot easier to get into given how much of a focus they put on security and how popular they are.

It's also naive to think that any device is secure. It's all cat and mouse, eventually the mouse wins. Unless you're Ticketmaster, in which case the cat fell asleep and the mouse helped itself to the cheese.

 

[klasma]

Thank you for Apple for letting us know through this article that most iPhones are safe from government hacking.

We don’t know that. We only know what Cellebrite specifically is currently (well, back in April) unable to hack.

 

[klasma]

Anyway more on topic, there's always the $5 wrench method.

That method doesn’t work after you’ve already killed the owner.

 

[mystery hill]

Going to assume the dedicated Titan chip is the reason why the latest Pixels cannot be broken into either.

Pixel 6, 7, and 8 can be unlocked using GrayKey.

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[JuicyGoomba]

good. let this morally bankrupt company lose their customers.

You mean Apple? Or Cellebrite?

Sorry for the confusion, all I see is capitalist corporations exploiting their customers to make money, so it's easy to misunderstand your comment.

 

[JuicyGoomba]

Pixel 6, 7, and 8 can be unlocked using GrayKey.

Magnet Graykey supported mobile devices - Magnet Forensics

Access is the cornerstone of digital forensics. Magnet Graykey accesses more data than any other extraction technology to help you solve more cases. iOS support Device support Android OS support Android support *These devices are supported via Broad Consent access.

www.magnetforensics.com

Ah shoot, well if my plan to become rich and famous ever gains traction I'll be sure to buy the latest iPhone.

 

[mystery hill]

Ah shoot, well if my plan to become rich and famous ever gains traction I'll be sure to buy the latest iPhone.

You will have to get a basic flip-phone. iPhone 15 Pro can already be unlocked.

 

[iMac The Knife]

I don't believe that any big tech company is truly looking out for us when it comes to privacy. If they want our data, trust me, they can get it one way or another.

 

[ghostface147]

I call BS on that. You see the size of the wrench he's holding? There's no way he paid $5 for that. Not with today's economy and COVID chip shortage. That's at least $20.

Buy a cheap Chinese knockoff on Amazon.

 

[Populus]

Can anyone with an extensive knowledge about this elucidate if having a long (e.g. 12 character long) alphanumeric code as the iPhone passcode makes any difference when it comes to Cellebrite breaking into your device, compared to having the standard 6 number code?

 

[krebphone]

Can anyone with an extensive knowledge about this elucidate if having a long (e.g. 12 character long) alphanumeric code as the iPhone passcode makes any difference when it comes to Cellebrite breaking into your device, compared to having the standard 6 number code?

Depends on if you restart/power off the phone before it is seized. If it's in BFU (Before First Unlock) state they have little chance of accessing it with a long alphanumeric passcode in place.

 

[nottorp]

Thank you for Apple for letting us know through this article that most iPhones are safe from government hacking.

There was a lot of fuzz about what phone the kid who tried to assassinate President Trump was using. Apparently an Android (Samsung).

I'm pretty sure he used a rifle. Or did he throw the Samsung at Trump's ear?

 

[now i see it]

Ok, sure.

That’s what they WANT you to think

 

[LowKeyed]

I call BS on that. You see the size of the wrench he's holding? There's no way he paid $5 for that. Not with today's economy and COVID chip shortage. That's at least $20.

Check out Harbor Freight, not always the best quality. But for a "One time passcode retrieval tool" you might find something for less than $10. 😆

 

[LowKeyed]

That method doesn’t work after you’ve already killed the owner.

Probably wouldn't be the first time a LEO was beating on someone for no reason.

 

[Jim Lahey]

Probably a bug. I sincerely doubt Apple is working against the wishes of the surveillance state in 2024. This will change.

 

[peneaux]

We don’t know that. We only know what Cellebrite specifically is currently (well, back in April) unable to hack.

I was being sarcastic since it looks like it’s a paid article by Apple to “assure” iPhone users they’re safe.

 

[CarAnalogy]

I call BS on that. You see the size of the wrench he's holding? There's no way he paid $5 for that. Not with today's economy and COVID chip shortage. That's at least $20.

To be fair, it's an old comic.

 

[CarAnalogy]

That method doesn’t work after you’ve already killed the owner.

Good point. But they've already got the wrench, so somebody's getting beaten.

 

[Shirasaki]

my solution to government spying..........


THIS!!!!!!

Well umm, wiretapping into your phone call is nothing new. Same as eavesdropping your SMS conversation.

Opening the phones up (via a backdoor or cracking tool) is an invasion of privacy with almost no value to law enforcement.

When you cross the border of a foreign country, you don’t have much in the way of privacy and border officers generally can confiscate your devices until you are proven innocent.

 

[ifxf]

It is interesting how more than one Israeli company is in the cell phone hacking business. I am surprised this article did not also cite the NSO Group with its famous Pegasus software. This has been used to hack phones owned by journalists and people who many be politically opposed to a government. So between Cellebrite and NSO Group, there is a large cadre out to attack cell phones in the name of law enforcement but in some cases to undermine democracy.

Other Israel companies like Bright Data and Cobwebs Technology buy advertising data from the big ad companies via shell companies. They connect the data to user locations and sell it to governments and police forces. The beauty is police can track your location without a warrants. It was leaked that LAPD was using Cobwebs to track people.

 

[farmboy]

I call BS on that. You see the size of the wrench he's holding? There's no way he paid $5 for that. Not with today's economy and COVID chip shortage. That's at least $20.

Harbor Freight 14" pipe wrench $6.99.

 

[npmacuser5]

And yet, every entity on the web, including MacRumors, uses tracking Ad’s. The tracking Ad’s build a very large profile of everyone that uses the internet. Plus, the ability of Apps tracking on the phones a gold mine of data that law enforcement can use. Tracking the focus of law enforcement today. All that data up for sale on the web. Bet Law enforcement buys the data also. Now we are moving to AI, and literally nothing will be private anymore. The only chance to hide, disconnect bad intentions from the web. No guarantees at that. As was seen recently.

 

[sziehr]

So the exploit has been pluggd casue someone leaked to apple how they did it, and plugged talk about sticking it to your former employer