The moral winner was Apple always, technical Ehernicht. Two years ago, when FBI asked company to crack a terrorist's iphone, Apple stelltesiched: Neir could decryption of banned Gerätsaushebeln, nor would one help prosecutors in ir attempts. This would threaten dieDatensicherheit of all users and users. After a few weeks with a publicity-efficient back-and-forth, dispute ended unspectacularly: The FBI had found a way to unlock phone even without ApplesHilfe.
Since this crypto war, it has become undSmartphones calmer in debate about backdoors in encryption technology. The FBI officials continue to say that encryption prevents criminal prosecution and games criminals and terrorists in cards. The US Department of Justice is currently reconsidering to establish Hintertürenper law. But overall, issue in DiesenTagen no longer seems to be priority as it was two years ago.
Good news for data protectors and consumers? Not necessarily. Because in some respects, FBIauch is a canary in coal mine: louder it cries for backdoors FürSmartphones and encrypted communication, better it is ordered substantiate data security from smartphones. Or in or words: If DasFBI is just comparatively quiet, it may have found a way to crack all smartphones even without a legal backdoor.
Help from IsraelIn past few weeks, re have been indications that dassdies might be case. In February berichtetedas US magazine Forbes about Dieisraelische company Cellebrite. They developed a software that DerKunden to unlock all Android devices as well as iphones to Damalsaktuellsten iOS version. Cellebrite can crack or deactivate pin or dasEntsperrmuster of a smartphone. All for a price between 1,500 and 5.000 US dollars.
Cellebrite is considered company that helped FBI before two Jahrenim "Kryptokrieg". The company sells products to secret services, governments and authorities such as Saxon police to analyze confiscated laptops from demonstrators. Cellebrite is just one of many companies that specialise in protection of data security. The companies usually do not care wher ir undBürgerinnen are used in end for prosecution or for monitoring of citizens.
15,000 dollars for 300 unlockIn addition to Cellebrite, a second company is currently in spotlight: GrayShift, which supposedly includes former Apple employees. The company has Sichoffenbar focused on cracking of iphones. As Eineanhaltende research of online magazine Morboardzeigt, several regional police authorities in USA acquired Produktevon GrayShift. The FBI also made a request for procurement in March. "Only GrayShift fulfilled technical requirements of FBI," it says in an internal document.
Specifically, it is a small black box called GrayKey, from which two lightning cables protrude. So two iphones can be gleichzeitiganschließen. As Sicherheitsexpertenvon write malware bytes in an analysis, connected phones should n be loaded into a so-called jailbreak. If iphone is n turned on, Beginntdieser code to crack unlock code until it finally is displayed on display. In fact, Apple prevents such measures: if you incorrectly type pin nine times, you have to wait one hour until next attempt. GrayKey Scheintdiesen security mechanism so that many concurrent input attempts can take place. The rest is just eineFrage of time. Once pin is cracked, GrayKey owners can view content smartphones using a special software.
Cryptographic experts such as Matw Green of Johns Hopkins University suspect GrayKey only need at least two and a maximum of 22 hours to guess Einesechsstellige pin as most iphone users and users use it. At eight points, required time is already 90 days – Sofernwirklich random combinations are chosen and not unsure pass Wörterwie 12345678.
Like Morboardberichtet, GrayKey's advertising material says iphones can be cracked with iOS 11 alsobe new iphone x. The company apparently sells two variants of box: for 15,000 US dollars, customers get a device that dasmaximal 300 devices can unlock and must be online with servers of GrayShiftverbunden. For 30,000 US dollars re is an offline box OhneEinschränkungen free House.
Date Of Update: 27 April 2018, 12:02
