minute after six incorrect
guesses, five minutes
after seven and so on)
that would normally stop
anyone from brute-forcing
their way past a passcode.
While you probably don’t
have any reason to not want
the police or government
agencies to hack into your
phone, the real concern
here was that if it’s possible
for the GrayKey device
to hack into your phone
this way, it’s highly likely
that there will be similar
devices and hacks available
to criminals. Luckily Apple
blocked the GrayKey tech
back in iOS 12, however,
should such a thing
become possible again- and it’s sure to – here’s
what you should do to
protect your phone: - Choose a long passcode: more than six digits. It could
take a few months to hack an eight-digit pin, and a
ten-digit pin could take a decade to crack. - Use a passphrase containing words, rather than
numbers. But use random words that wouldn’t
normally appear together.
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anyonefrombrute-forcing
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haveanyreasontonotwant
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agenciestohackintoyour
phone,therealconcern
herewasthatifit’spossible
fortheGrayKeydevice
tohackintoyourphone
thisway,it’shighlylikely
thattherewillbesimilar
devicesandhacksavailable
tocriminals.LuckilyApple
blockedthe GrayKeytech
backiniOS12,however,
shouldsuchathing
becomepossibleagain
- andit’ssureto–here’s
what youshoulddoto
protectyourphone: - Choosealongpasscode:morethansixdigits.Itcould
takeafewmonthstohackaneight-digitpin,anda
ten-digitpincouldtakeadecadetocrack. - Useapassphrasecontainingwords,ratherthan
numbers.Butuserandomwordsthatwouldn’t
normally appeartogether.
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