After Apple refused to assist the feds access information on the locked iPhone, the FBI eventually paid over a 1000000 dollar to a third-party society for unlocking the shooter's iPhone 5c.
Now, it appears that the federal means volition non convey to struggle Apple over unlocking iPhones since the Israeli mobile forensics trouble solid Cellebrite has reportedly figured out a way to unlock nearly whatever iPhone inwards the market, including the latest iPhone X.
Cellebrite, a major safety contractor to the U.S. of A. police pull enforcement agencies, claims to convey a novel hacking tool for unlocking pretty much every iPhone running iOS xi in addition to older versions, Forbes reports.
In its ain literature [PDF] "Advanced Unlocking in addition to Extraction Services," Cellebrite says its services tin sack intermission the safety of "Apple iOS devices in addition to operating systems, including iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, iPad Pro in addition to iPod touch, running iOS v to iOS 11."
Citing anonymous sources, the publication reported that Cellebrite could also unlock the iPhone 8, in addition to since the safety across Apple's newest iPhone devices worked inwards much the same way, the society tin sack intermission the safety of the iPhone X every bit well.
Besides Apple's devices, Cellebrite tin sack also intermission into Google Android-powered smartphones from Samsung (Galaxy in addition to Note series), Alcatel, Google Nexus, HTC, Huawei, LG, Motorola, ZTE in addition to many more.
"Cellebrite Advanced Unlocking Services is the industry's entirely solution for overcoming many types of complex locks on market-leading devices," Cellebrite literature explains.
"This tin sack decide or disable the PIN, pattern, password covert locks or passcodes on the latest Apple iOS in addition to Google Android devices."Last November, the Department of Homeland Security reportedly managed to teach into an iPhone X owned past times a suspect inwards an arms trafficking case, likely amongst the assist of a Cellebrite-trained specialist.
However, a warrant discovered past times Forbes does non advert the method or applied scientific discipline used past times police pull enforcement to hack into the iPhone X.
Founded inwards 1999, Cellebrite provides digital forensics tools in addition to software for mobile phones to its customers, which also includes the U.S. of A. government.
One of its master copy products is the Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED) that claims to assist investigators extract all information in addition to passwords from mobile phones.
While the Cellebrite's iPhone hacking tool has the potential to touching on hundreds of millions of Apple users, Apple also rolls out software updates in addition to patches on a regular basis.
So users are advised to popular off along their devices up-to-date, every bit its difficult to nation if the company's hacks function on the latest updates of iOS 11.
Neither Cellebrite nor Apple directly commented on the latest report.
