Comment on Nearly two-fifths of robberies in London last year were for mobile phones

• smeg@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  If you have physical access to a device you can eventually do whatever you want with it, depends how organised the thief is

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  • frazorth@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    I would be curious to learn more, as this is a much touted security feature. If it’s that easy to bypass then we need to understand the limitations.

    Do you have any more information on this?

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    • smeg@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      This is the first article I found (so I don’t know how reliable the software is) but one suggestion is a tool that seems like it just jailbreaks the iPhone and can then remove the lock. So basically find an exploit that allows you to get round the protection.

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    • 520@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      The usual tactic is to send a phishing text to a number that calls it pretending to be Apple. They then get your Apple ID credentials and use that to unlock the device.

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      • frazorth@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        How do you send a phishing text to a phone you have stolen? The owner would either not get the text, or get it via iMessage which the response wouldn’t appear on the stolen phone. I’m not following this tactic, so I’m obviously missing something.

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      • blake@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        As usual, people are the weakest link in security.

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    • dotslashme@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Not an expert in any way, but I would assume it is similar to having physical access to a computer. You would not be able to get into the existing device or retrieve data, but if you have stolen it and just to use the device, there are numerous tools to allow side loading of new blobs, that will bypass any restrictions.

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      • 520@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        In theory this is true, in practice the protections Apple puts in place tend to put even games consoles to shame. That plus the quick turnaround of iPhone hardware means by the time it is cracked, it was already obselete

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    • gdrhnvfhj@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      yewtu.be/search?q=fpr+unlock+Android+13

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  • GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Unless it’s changed recently, you can wipe a user from it, but you cannot disable find my iphone, which will prevent initial activation with Apple.

    And since it’s a brick without being activated following a wipe, it would only be usable for parts.

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    • smeg@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      I posted a link to an article in another reply, there is software available which can use whatever jailbreak exploit to remove the lock. Basically no device is 100% secure, so there will always be some way in if you have physical access and enough time on your hands.

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