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Unscrambling an Android Telephone With FROST

Posted by timothy on from the no-mr-bond-I-just-want-your-phone dept.

Noryungi writes "Researchers at the University of Erlangen demonstrate how to recover an Android phone's confidential content, with the help of a freezer and FROST, a specially-crafted Android ROM. Quite an interesting set of pictures, starting with wrapping your Android phone in a freezer bag."

4 of 55 comments (clear)

  1. What do you get from sitting on the ice too long? by DFurno2003 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Polaroids Get it?

  2. Re:Why do freezers always seem to help recover dat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You can't handle the stone cold truth.

  3. Amazing! by crashumbc · · Score: 3, Funny

    People with physical access to a device and time, can overcome security...

    Some one call the press!

  4. Re:Why do freezers always seem to help recover dat by jader3rd · · Score: 3, Funny

    We should ask Han Solo if it works as well with human memory too.