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Hacker to Bypass iPhone Passcode Lock During Live Webcast on September 11th
Posted by Sean Fallon at 5:45 AM on September 6, 2008
On September 11th, Data-forensics expert Jonathan Zdziarski will guide law enforcement personnel "and anyone else who has a need to access the not-so-readily available data on an iPhone" through the process of bypassing the passcode lock security using a custom firmware bundle during a 45-minute webcast on O'Reilly.com. This will enable users to "recover, process, and remove sensitive data stored on the iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch."
Zdziarski was one of the first to successfully open up the iPhone to 3rd party development, so you have to wonder what is the real motivation here. Is it about educating and supporting law enforcement on methods of gathering information, or is it really targeted towards hackers who may or may not have a malicious agenda? [Wired Gadget Lab]
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jorvay
Posted 6:10 AM 6/9/08
He's going to fly a proverbial plane into the iPhone?
jorvay
ianmac47
Posted 6:07 AM 6/9/08
This would be better if they broadcast on September 9th, perhaps 10am Pacific time.
ianmac47
notfred
Posted 5:52 AM 6/9/08
Well duh. True of any phone - just there's a legion of hackers that can build custom firmware for the iPhone, and it's shiny, so it'll get lots of media coverage.
notfred
dj_cobb
Posted 5:49 AM 6/9/08
The Simpson's already did it.
dj_cobb
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
Posted 5:48 AM 6/9/08
"What do all men with power want? More power."
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
med
Posted 7:24 AM 6/9/08
okay, why are you taking pictures of an iPhone with a samsung/kodak/whatever point and shoot...
srsly folks.
med
b0bcat
Posted 7:22 AM 6/9/08
If Steve Jobs wanted the iPhone to be secure, he would have made it that way.
b0bcat
bryonbrock
Posted 7:21 AM 6/9/08
I will definetly be picking this book up.
[www.iphone-hacks.com]
bryonbrock
theimmc
Posted 7:45 AM 6/9/08
How about targeted towards law enforcement who may or may not have a malicious agenda? Excuse me while I return to my bunker with my 75 meals in a bucket.
theimmc
krizoitz
Posted 9:22 AM 6/9/08
Whats the big deal? You'd have to either get someone to install the hacked firmware or install it yourself, thus opening up yourself to the vulnerability. The only POSSIBLE place I can see this being an issue is if someone steals your phone and then hacks the firmware, but is there any device on the planet that is impervious to that sort of attack unless its been highly encrypted? I guess Apple could enable some sort of full phone encryption on the iPhone, but do any phones offer that at this point anyway?
krizoitz
tex1ntux
Posted 11:49 AM 6/9/08
@krizoitz: Yes, there is an impervious device. My laptop with Windows Vista Ultimate and BitLocker (128-bit AES encryption).
tex1ntux
whiteknight89
Posted 3:01 PM 6/9/08
@tex1ntux: I hope you know that you just made yourself flamebait by praising Vista and making an extravagant claim about its usefulness.
Prepare yourself for hell via interweb commentards.
whiteknight89
rcast1986
Posted 7:35 PM 6/9/08
@jorvay: Not funny at all.
rcast1986
pinchies
Posted 10:50 PM 6/9/08
@med:
it's a sony, and because it's cheap and easy.
pinchies
Faslane66
Posted 2:03 AM 7/9/08
about this article ......SO....? big deal why?
Faslane66
Faslane66
Posted 2:02 AM 7/9/08
@med:
Because the iPhone was in the cradle and cannot take a photo of itself!! J/K
Faslane66
blacktop
Posted 6:12 AM 7/9/08
@tex1ntux: hahahahaha !!! ohhh.. owwww..hhahahah
blacktop
DaSmith
Posted 8:48 AM 7/9/08
Why the hell did he choose that date anyway? Apparently this is a trick. While all of US is streaming the vid over the Internet (including policemen, firemen and army officers) someone will strike the Empire State Building.
I am sorry, I have a terrible sense of humor and apologize to anyone who might have lost a friend or family in the attacks. So please don't rip me to pieces.
DaSmith
Sidnicious
Posted 11:55 AM 7/9/08
@tex1ntux
Mmm, BitLocker (and other encryption technologies). Easily compromised with a can of compressed air and a specially crafted boot CD.
@krizoitz
The "custom firmware bundle" will be loaded without damaging any data on the phone, giving the operator unhindered access.
@med
It's a uniquely relevant picture - an iPhone in the throes of remote wipe, looks like.
Sidnicious
VakeroRokero
Posted 4:04 PM 7/9/08
So he will be hacking into a hacked iphone? what's the fun in that?
VakeroRokero
tex1ntux
Posted 4:45 AM 9/9/08
@Sidnicious: You had better steal my USB key with the other half of the key, too. Otherwise you'll be quite disappointed after going through all that work do dump my DIMMs and finding nothing.
tex1ntux