GrayKey Might Have a Workaround for Apple's iPhone Reboot Protection
Magnet Forensics’ GrayKey Preserve keeps seized iPhones in an After First Unlock state, preserving access to data after a 72-hour inactivity reboot.
- Magnet Forensics reportedly developed a way to bypass Apple's Inactivity Reboot, introducing GrayKey Preserve and Evidence Preservation Mode to maintain forensic access on locked iPhones.
- Apple's Inactivity Reboot, introduced in 2024, forces device reboots after 72 hours, returning iPhones to a Before First Unlock state that encrypts sensitive data and blocks law enforcement access.
- GrayKey Preserve maintains devices in an After First Unlock state, preventing the secure Before First Unlock transition; a Magnet employee called the technology "an absolute game changer for iOS forensics."
- More than 1,200 agencies in 40 countries use Magnet technology, though neither Apple nor Magnet provided comment when contacted by Media regarding the reported bypass.
- The tools reportedly prevent iPhones from deleting cached locations and recently deleted iMessages and photos, raising concerns amid ongoing debates about digital privacy and law enforcement capabilities.
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New GrayKey feature lets police stop seized iPhones from becoming harder to access after a reboot
The company's GrayKey Preserve device and a new Evidence Preservation Mode for its existing GrayKey system are designed to prevent an iPhone from losing its After First Unlock, or AFU, status, according to an instructional video 404 Media obtained. That puts the tools in direct conflict with an Apple security...Read Entire Article
GrayKey maker can reportedly bypass the iPhone’s ‘Inactivity Reboot’
As reported by 404 Media, Magnet Forensics says it has found a way to bypass the iPhone security feature that automatically reboots devices if they haven’t been unlocked for 72 hours. Here are the details. more…
GrayKey might have a workaround for Apple's iPhone reboot protection
It's easier to crack an iPhone after it's been unlocked once by the user after a reboot. A law enforcement tool vendor may have found a way to keep the device in that state.GrayKey maker claims to prevent iPhone inactivity bootMagnet Forensics claims its tools preserve iPhone data that Apple's security features would otherwise make harder to access. The tools could give police more time to extract sensitive information from seized devices.In iOS…
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