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Truly_Unending_ t1_j265qeq wrote

Reply to comment by blkrfl556 in Does apple do that ? by isahilkumar

How do you get past the 10 failed passcode attempts erasing all data on iPhone feature?

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PerpetuallyOffline t1_j2665qy wrote

You have to turn that on manually. Most users never do.

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Truly_Unending_ t1_j267nq2 wrote

Yeah but I made that comment assuming he was trying to break into a phone that has it turned on. I always have it turned on on my phone personally.

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YangaSF t1_j26lkr8 wrote

If it resets the “two failed attempts” flag, it will never reach a 10th attempt no?

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blkrfl556 t1_j2707mh wrote

We see phones with that all the time. Like I said, it sends a code to the device after 2 attempts and basically tells the computer of the device to erase the attempts, meaning the phone always thinks it’s either the first or second attempt.

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Truly_Unending_ t1_j285qqb wrote

Good to know. I hope Apple builds a way to combat this sometime soon.

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blkrfl556 t1_j28sw6u wrote

You might. Depending on the case, we don’t lol. But like I said, Apples security and encryption is why we dislike working with the phones, but the same reason all of us own one lol. If people knew how easy android was… everyone would own a iPhone.

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brizzodaizzo t1_j2667zm wrote

I believe this option is off by default. The user has to turn it on.

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Truly_Unending_ t1_j267oqb wrote

Yeah but I made that comment assuming he was trying to break into a phone that has it turned on. I always have it turned on on my phone personally.

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mahnkee t1_j282sxa wrote

You repetitively clone the phone and button mash programmatically. When the timeout is too large, wipe and reclone. Have parallel targets. This is how the Israeli company does it, the contractor the FBI used to crack the San Bernardino shooters’ iPhones.

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Truly_Unending_ t1_j285ud5 wrote

Good to know. Hope Apple builds a way to combat this disgusting state sponsored anti privacy tactic very soon.

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