Removing iPhone 3G[s] Passcode and Encryption
Posted by Iphone Virus Removal on Friday Jul 3, 2009 Under iphone 3g
This brief video demonstrates the simplicity in removing the passcode PIN and backup encryption from the iphone 3g[s] without revealing the actual recipe.
Duration : 0:6:51
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
i agree, this is …
i agree, this is scary but when you look at how long the iphone has been around for (compared to 10 years for the Blackberry) i think apple have done well. If the black berry and iphone are still around in 10 years the blackberry won’t even come close to comparing with the iphone
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
MrNerveGas. Your …
MrNerveGas. Your observations are correct. What is more shocking is that iPhone users actually would use such a device to store important info. Why would any competent individual store company info on a device that you also store games, music, video, chat, etc on.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
A more in-depth …
A more in-depth look at this, with more content present on the device prior to breaking it, can be found in the video “Breaking into the iPhone 3Gs Part 1″. Part 2 is coming.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Im confused I found …
Im confused I found an Iphone and its locked so what do i do first hook it up to my computer???
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
MrNerveGas,
Thanks …
MrNerveGas,
Thanks to clarify.
This vulnerabilitiies in iPhone 3GS scares.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Incorrect. See my …
Incorrect. See my other video. I actually plug it into a different Mac to grab the raw disk image.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
My doubt in this …
My doubt in this process is: the programmer has reboot the device and pluged into his same Mac, BUT, in my knowlodge, it wouldn’t work in another Mac, just because itunes should ask to RESTORE the device. Am I right?
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Funny thing is, …
Funny thing is, this device runs OSX!! So what does this say about the rest of the hardware running OSX?
Btw, if you want to really freak yourself out, try running an “undelete” utility and check out all the screenshots OSX takes on it’s own.
I accidently deleted a file and ran such a utility. After it ran overnight searching for “deleted files”, I went through the pictures it found and noticed some were screenshots of the Finder…
Not cool!
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
LOL, have to hack …
LOL, have to hack your phone to use any application that has not been officially sanctioned by your great benevolent Apple overlord. FAIL.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Somebody tell me …
Somebody tell me how Jesus made such a horrible security flaw when he crafted this phone.
I’ll stick with my HTC HD kthankbye.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
The 3G[s] has …
The 3G[s] has penetrated the government/military markets as well as top fortune-100s, possibly under the misleading marketing term “hardware encryption”, which many have taken at face value. Serious vulnerabilities such as these threaten to put our country’s national security at risk. Unfortunately, the only way Apple seems to listen is through addressing such problems publicly, as all previous attempts to talk with them have failed. I sincerely hope they fix these issues before a breach occurs.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
ohhh you me like …
ohhh you me like every other phone. like when you have to pay 5 dollars for visual voice mail on a verizon tour and storm, wait thats not a good example. maybe your talking about tethering, no wait that extra on all other smart phones too. oh i know, maybe its mms, no thats free too. sooo, what are the features that your talking about
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Umm its a Shiny toy …
Umm its a Shiny toy thats a whole lot better then any thing close to it just with a whole lot restrictions. As far as security goes you can jailbreak an iphone even if its “encrypted” and access all files through software like iphone browser or Diskaid ect. In my opinion if u need a device for “SECRECT Intelligence” dont get an iphone. But for personal device its awesome and if some one steals it they dont care what data u have on their they will most likely restore via itunes. great VIDEO
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Although I’m not …
Although I’m not giving up on my iPhone and always umed my data could be accessed either through the weak 4-digit lockout or via jailbreaking, this was still much faster than I thought it would be.
MrNerveGas: Are there any iPhone apps (via iTunes or Cydia) available to ist with keeping our data more secure? And thanks for the post. Hopefully it helps pressure Apple to update the iPhone security.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
See video response …
See video response illustrating that data is not deleted when PIN / Backup Password is removed.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
That’s impressive …
That’s impressive as all . Considering the Iphone is the big thing right now, I know there are even a few police services up here in Canada land that were looking at getting them for their street officers. What a bloody disaster that could be.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
As a network admin, …
As a network admin, this scares the bejesus out of me. My company was looking into iPhone as an acceptable platform along with Win Mobile, but I don’t know anymore…
Have you tried this on a phone with an ActiveSync connection, Jon? How much of that info were you able to recover?
If it’s going to put my Exchange servers or my domain in general at risk, Apple can suck it!
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
LOL, iPhone is such …
LOL, iPhone is such a fail device. Shiny toy with less capabilities than the competition – plus you have to pay for everything other than core features
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Awesome Vid
I …
Awesome Vid
I Like this Stuff!!!
July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
nice to know about …
nice to know about the security issue. i read it on cnet, but didnt believe it until i saw this vid. thats not cool.