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June 25, 2018 11:00 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Wqbk8TK0OaU/apple-refutes-hackers-claim-he-could-break-iphone-passcode-limit
Apple Refutes Hacker's Claim He Could Break iPhone Passcode Limit
A security researcher claimed he had figured out a way to bypass the passcode lock limit on an iPhone or iPad, ZDNet reported. But it turned out the passcodes he tested weren't always counted. From a report: "The recent report about a passcode bypass on iPhone was in error, and a result of incorrect testing," Apple said Saturday in an emailed statement. Since the 2014 release of iOS 8, all iPhones and iPads have come with device encryption protected by a four- or six-digit passcode. If the wrong passcode is entered too many times, the device gets wiped, explained ZDNet's Zack Whittaker. But Hacker House co-founder Matthew Hickey figured out a way "to bypass the 10-time limit and enter as many codes as he wants -- even on iOS 11.3," Whittaker wrote.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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