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Researchers Bypass Apple's Activation Lock on iPhones and iPads
Bleeping Computer ^
| December 2, 2016
| Catalin Cimpanu
Posted on 12/06/2016 3:42:35 PM PST by LouieFisk
Two researchers have found a way to bypass the Apple Activation Lock on both iPhones and iPads, running the two most recent versions of iOS, 10.1 and 10.1.1.
(Excerpt) Read more at bleepingcomputer.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: activation; apple; bypass; lock
Full story at link
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posted on
12/06/2016 3:42:35 PM PST
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LouieFisk
To: LouieFisk
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posted on
12/06/2016 3:43:27 PM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: LouieFisk
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posted on
12/06/2016 3:46:02 PM PST
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arl295
To: LouieFisk
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posted on
12/06/2016 3:47:01 PM PST
by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
To: Menehune56
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posted on
12/06/2016 3:52:41 PM PST
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LouieFisk
To: LouieFisk
Thanks. Interesting article.
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posted on
12/06/2016 4:04:35 PM PST
by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
To: Swordmaker
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posted on
12/06/2016 5:05:47 PM PST
by
conservatism_IS_compassion
('Liberalism' is a conspiracy against the public by wire-service journalism.)
To: conservatism_IS_compassion; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; 5thGenTexan; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; ..
Researchers find way to bypass the lock on Apple's iPhone and iPad with the latest iOS using long WIFI network names and passwords that cause a buffer overflow and then turning the screen flip at a certain point (these guys must spend all their time trying things!) and that results in after a crash, opening the home screen to a pre-lock usability. Not good. Apple has been notified of this issue. — PING!
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posted on
12/06/2016 5:22:23 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
To: Swordmaker
Always validate your inputs!
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posted on
12/06/2016 6:07:31 PM PST
by
zeugma
(I'm going to get fat from all this schadenfreude)
To: Swordmaker
Is this a fake FUD article? I don’t know, that’s why I am asking.
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posted on
12/06/2016 6:22:56 PM PST
by
Mark17
(20 Years USAF ATCer, Retired. 25 years CDCR CO, Retired)
To: zeugma
Those darn buffer overflows. Who’da thunk?
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posted on
12/06/2016 6:26:59 PM PST
by
DigitalVideoDude
(It's amazing what you can accomplish when you don't care who gets the credit. -Ronald Reagan)
To: Mark17
Is this a fake FUD article? I don’t know, that’s why I am asking. Apparently not, but it isn't an easy exploit, either.
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posted on
12/07/2016 2:39:51 AM PST
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
To: Swordmaker
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posted on
12/07/2016 4:45:18 PM PST
by
Squantos
(Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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