Report: Apple's iOS 12 now blocks iPhone-hacking tool favored by police

Your iPhone just got a little more secure — assuming you've updated to iOS 12, that is. 

Following reports earlier this summer that Apple planned to release a software update that would combat the phone-hacking device, sometimes used by police, known as GrayKey, Forbes has confirmed that the Cupertino-based company has done just that. While it's not a 100 perfect lockout to the cops, the update goes a long way toward further protecting iPhone owners from invasive government snooping. 

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But first, some background. The GrayKey device, a physical machine manufactured by the Atlanta-based Grayshift, was able to get around iPhone PINs to unlock phones seized by police. Somehow, the device could bypass Apple's prohibition of multiple password guesses. This allowed the GrayKey to enter codes in rapid succession until the phone unlocked. Read more...

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