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brizzodaizzo t1_j25tqlc wrote

Reply to comment by PoetryRadiant6278 in Does apple do that ? by isahilkumar

But we’re not talking about handing over user iCloud data here. We’re talking about brute forcing open a iPhone passcode (user encryption key) by Apple officials. Or worse, yet, a master encryption key held only by Apple. The article states, “Apple officials unlock iPhone”.

Even US federal official several years ago, could not brute force an iPhone, and infamously asked Apple for help. Apple refused.

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PoetryRadiant6278 t1_j261zag wrote

Apple refusing and Apple being able to do something are two different things, although I think in that case the FBI were ultimately able to brute force the phone in question.

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brizzodaizzo t1_j262jid wrote

Hackers right now…

“So ur saying there’s a chance…”. 🤣

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PoetryRadiant6278 t1_j263uqm wrote

I mean Pegasus is an ongoing no click vulnerability within iPhone, it stands to reason there are other professional companies with the ability(and crucially desire) to build solutions that can break iPhone encryption, likely due to architectural/software flaws that cryptographic ones.

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