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iOS 13.4 beta feature hints at possible next-gen iPhone without ports

Once again, a beta seems to have hinted at something pretty interesting. A feature located in the latest beta release of iOS 13.4 hints at a possible next-gen iPhone without a Lightning port. Over the past six months, the rumor mill has focused on the idea of an iPhone without a Lightning port. The other […]

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FBI successfully cracks iPhone 11 Pro in Ohio, puts Apple’s requirement for cooperation in unlocking iPhones in doubt

The U.S. government may not actually need Apple’s help to break iPhone encryption, as the FBI appears to have done this on its own. According to a recent Forbes article, FBI investigators in Ohio recently used the GrayKey hardware box to unlock an iPhone 11 Pro Max. The ‌iPhone‌ belonged to Baris Ali Koch, who was […]

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Apple blocks GrayKey hacking device in iOS 12

After a brief run, Apple has blocked the GrayKey hacking device in iOS 12. The GrayKey, which was used by law enforcement, was released earlier this year by a company called Grayshift, and founded in part by a former Apple security engineer. The device was marketed as a means of breaking into iPhones as new […]

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Apple vows to close security hole used by law enforcement to unlock iOS devices

Apple, having long since vowed to create the iPhone as a device that only its owners can open and mired in controversies as to whether to allow law enforcement in, has stated that it is planning an iPhone software update that would effectively disable the phone’s charging and data port hour after the phone is […]

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Grayshift confronts extortion demands after parts of GrayKey source code stolen, published online

It helps to keep your proprietary source code same. Grayshift, the firm responsible for the GrayKey iPhone hacking tool, has been targeted an extortionist after its product’s source code was inadvertently exposed to the internet last week. An unknown third party seems to have stolen GrayKey’s source code and leaked part of it online. The […]