Phone Crackers
Instructions Show How Cops Use GrayKey to Brute Force iPhones
Newly released documents provide new insight into the capabilities of the iPhone unlocking tech.
Lawyer Asks For New Trial After Cellebrite Vulnerability Discovery
The moves comes after the founder of Signal discussed the security issues in their own blog post.
iPhone Hackers Grayshift Sell 'Mobile' GrayKey
Emails and procurement records point to a "mobile" version of the GrayKey.
Leaked Emails Show Cops Trying to Hide Emails About Phone Hacking Tools
Motherboard recently filed public records requests for law enforcement messages in mobile forensic email groups. But cops are trying to avoid giving up their communications, according to other leaked emails.
Cops May Unlock iPhones Without a Warrant to Beat Apple's New Security Feature
As the cat and mouse game between iPhone hackers and Apple continues, with Apple introducing more robust security features, some law enforcement officials exploring a legal workaround.
Cops Are Confident iPhone Hackers Have Found a Workaround to Apple’s New Security Feature
“Grayshift has gone to great lengths to future proof their technology and stated that they have already defeated this security feature in the beta build.”
Apple Is Testing a Feature That Could Kill Police iPhone Unlockers
Apple’s new security feature, USB Restricted Mode, is in the iOS 12 Beta, and it could kill the popular iPhone unlocking tools for cops made by Cellebrite and GrayShift.
This Continually Updated Map Shows Which Cops Have iPhone Cracking Tech GrayKey
Using documents, online records, and other media reports, Motherboard will keep this map up-to-date to show how GrayKey is spreading across the country.
Someone Is Trying to Extort iPhone Crackers GrayShift With Leaked Code
Last week an unknown party started to publish code snippets from iPhone unlocking tool GrayKey. To stop, the extortionists are demanding 2 bitcoin, but they may not have more code to offer.
The Cat-and-Mouse Game Between Apple and the Manufacturer of an iPhone Unlocking Tool
The confusion over a security feature in the iOS 11.3 beta shows Apple might be trying to hinder GrayKey, the popular iPhone-unlocking device for cops.
Stop Using 6-Digit iPhone Passcodes
Now that police agents can allegedly crack iPhones protected with passcodes made of six numbers, it’s time to use longer, harder to guess and crack alphanumeric passphrases.
Lawmakers Call FBI's 'Going Dark' Narrative 'Highly Questionable' After Motherboard Shows Cops Can Easily Hack iPhones
US lawmakers have asked FBI Director Christopher Wray to answer questions around phone unlocking technology, after Motherboard found agencies have bought tools to crack iPhones.