- Jan 24, 2011
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German researchers say that they have found a way to steal passwords stored on a locked Apple iPhone in just six minutes.
And they can do it it without cracking the iPhone's passcode.
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute Secure Information Technology (Fraunhofer SIT) say that the attack targets Apple's password management system - known as the keychain.
Here's a YouTube video where the German researchers demonstrate their attack in action:
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And they can do it it without cracking the iPhone's passcode.
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute Secure Information Technology (Fraunhofer SIT) say that the attack targets Apple's password management system - known as the keychain.
Here's a YouTube video where the German researchers demonstrate their attack in action:
Source
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