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Russian Authorities Are Trying To Unlock iPhone 4S From Russian Ambassador's Killer (techcrunch.com)
The off-duty police officer who killed the Russian ambassador in Turkey was shot by Turkish special forces minutes after the crime. He had an iPhone 4S on him, and now, Haberturk, Turkish authorities asked for Russia's help to unlock the iPhone. From a report: Given that it's an iPhone 4S and it has a 4-digit passcode, it should be quite easy to unlock the device. There are many solutions out there to do this and authorities don't even need to ask for Apple's help. The iPhone 4S is quite old now and it was a much less secure device. First, the iPhone 4S runs iOS 5 to iOS 9, but many iPhone 4S owners didn't update to recent iOS versions. If the device runs iOS 7 or earlier, getting the content of the device is a piece of cake. The content of the device isn't encrypted as Apple started encrypting all data with iOS 8. Authorities can access this data quite easily. Second, if the iPhone is running iOS 8, remember that the iPhone 4S didn't have a Secure Enclave and Touch ID sensor. The Secure Enclave is a coprocessor that utilizes a secure boot process to make sure that it's uncompromized. It has a secret unique ID not accessible by the rest of the phone, Apple or anyone -- it's like a private key. The phone generates ephemeral keys (think public keys) to talk with the Secure Enclave. They only work with the unique ID to encrypt and decrypt the data on the coprocessor.
Sounds like you got it all figured out then...
In other news, somebody in some other country in the world is having a problem connecting to the internet. Did they try turning their computer off and on again?
My eyes reflect the stars and a smile lights up my face.
They can and will GET ER DONE! Ask Trump for a good word in.
Doesn't the iPhone lock itself after X amount of incorrect attempts making brute force not an option?
Here comes WWI all over again, complete with alliances of convenience between nations that aren't very friendly and escalating cycles of intervention and retaliation.
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Where are Timmy's Tears and Moaning Words of anger that yet another person's digital security will be violated?
Hell, they just "hacked" the US Presidential election, right guize???
You know, using this kind of ignorant, vile language puts you in the lowest class of all. Far below even those you disparage with it. Even the majority of people who are bigoted don't want to hear you spew this invective in a public forum. It's akin to taking a dump on the sidewalk.
Those disgusting freedom hating commies are trying to break into an iPhone and violate the privacy of someone that they have already killed. What kind of an inhuman spying evil government would want to do that?
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
Second, if the iPhone is running iOS 8, remember that the iPhone 4S didn't have a Secure Enclave and Touch ID sensor. The Secure Enclave is a coprocessor that utilizes a secure boot process to make sure that it's uncompromized. It has a secret unique ID not accessible by the rest of the phone, Apple or anyone -- it's like a private key. The phone generates ephemeral keys (think public keys) to talk with the Secure Enclave. They only work with the unique ID to encrypt and decrypt the data on the coprocessor.
I fail to see how this rather technical (to the layperson) information improves the article in any way. How does extolling the security of newer devices improve this? It doesn't have whatever doodad (the secure enclave) you're talking about - so why include all this useless (imho) information in the article at all?
It's a pretty crap article really, spending over half its time talking about stuff that has nothing to do with the subject at hand, not to mention the subpar proofreading.
"Government is like fire; a handy servant, but a dangerous master." -- George Washington
After all, since the guy used to work under Erdogan, I'm surprised the Russians even have the killer's phone.
Like your phone or not, we all owe a huge vote of apprecation and thanks to the engineers at Apple, Google, Motorola, etc.. They have to deal with countries trying to hack their devices all the time, along with every serious hacker out there on the planet - and for the most part they have been doing a great job of keeping our data on our devices private.
The leadership of those conpanies also deserve a pat on the back. Unlike the phone companies that climbed into bed with Uncle Sam like a whore all out of rubbers but ready to get it on anyways, Tim Cook and his ilk stood their ground on this issue when the feds came calling. And I don't care why they did it (business reasons vs. goodwill for the average consumer); They did it, and that's all that really matters in the end.
(This says nothing about what Google and others do when it comes to privacy and collecting data for business efforts, but that's another issue...)
Why don't they ask the NSA to do it?
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Surely this alone is cause for the man to be shot down like a dog!
Had it been known that even a Third World policeman of low rank carried such a primitive, hideously obsolete device, I am certain every Apple fanboi in the Free World would have joined me in calling for his death by slow torture.
Such extreme gaucherie calls for a level of punishment that will deter others from committing this kind of appalling tech faux pas!
I've calculated my velocity with such exquisite precision that I have no idea where I am.
Are we sure there is no Russian political benefit to their ambassadors death? I honestly have no idea, but I take few things at face value these days.
If it's that easy to unlock the phone, why can't the Turks do it themselves?
Um, is this something released by authorities or is everyone just assuming? The 4s has the ability to have a longer passcode, as well as an alpha-numeric password if one chooses. If you only use numbers the lock screen is presented with the numberpad like default but the code can be of any length greater than 3 digits.
I browse on +1 so AC's need not respond, I won't see it.
I wonder, back in the dark ages of no cell phones, how police ever managed to solve any crimes. I mean, wow. Imagine not having something as useful as a personal snitch that we call a cell phone.
I've said it many times, and I'll go on saying it - I would not allow a cell phone on my property if I didn't have to have one for employment.
A cell phone is for my convenience - yet most frequently it is used to interrupt me, inconvenience me, and generally make my life a pain in the neck. And on top of which, it gives LEO information they can misinterpret to use against me. Someone murdered? Why, my phone was recorded as being within a half a block of the crime scene - I *must* be guilty. Never mind it's on the way to work, or doctor, or whatever. Cell phone evidence is almost never exculpatory, it's almost always used (or misused) to convict.
All one need do to get a chill up their spine is spend half an hour with LEO tools and a cell phone to understand just how bad it really is. That, or just read.
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
To involve the Russians. The Turks may not actually need help doing this, but being transparent in investigating this with the Russians is important.
If it were Tim Cook on the floor with his brains blown out, Apple would be falling all over itself to unlock the phone.
"The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old......They literally know nothing." - Ben Rhodes
They tell apple give us an firmware update the removes auto wipe and lockout or we will ban iphones.
1) Apple has already demonstrated that they'll give anything to the Chinese government to win in that market. There's no reason to suspect that they haven't caved to any other government.
2) The encryption is 100% about protecting the walled garden. That stuff abut the San Bernadino shooters? Just marketing to keep the fanboys happy and smug.
while watching a DVR full of Duck Dynasty reruns with your Trump hat on, no one will care.
...4s iPhone unlocks YOU!
The post reads "...and now, Haberturk, Turkish authorities asked for..." It should perhaps be rephrased as "...and now, Haberturk reports, Turkish authorities asked for..."
terrorists using iphones, you cant make this shit up fam
I don't know how secure enclave compares to Samsung Knox, but Android makes it much either to sideload craft-specific apps that Apple is probably not going to approve for App Store, like Bombmaking for Dummies. Plus, you can get a Galaxy Note 7 and then your phone is already a bomb.
Pass code is 1234.