I wonder if the recent retiring of the CEO of Cellebrite has something to do with this. I read that since IOS 17.4 they've been having troubles accessing devices.
Apple indeed added a feature called "inactivity reboot" in iOS 18.1
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#22Seems to me like it was low-hanging fruit that Apple (no pun intended) finally decided to pick. I imagine dropping to a BFU state will help curb possible brute force or physical access attacks. The relative security/ongoing improvements of iPhones/iOS have given LEOs a certain level of unjust paranoia whenever a new security feature is rolled out.
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#23I wonder if the recent retiring of the CEO of Cellebrite has something to do with this. I read that since IOS 17.4 they've been having troubles accessing devices.
Graykey, acquired by Magnet Forensics in its merger with Grayshift, is the market to watch here. They’re espousing support for unlocking iOS 18.x
https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/graykey-supported-mobil...
Re: Apple indeed added a feature called "inactivity reboot" in iOS 18.1
#24“Apple's privacy is just marketing smoke and mirrors” — an HN commenter, probably For every privacy feature Apple advertise to consumers about, there are ten they didn't, that still very much raise the bar. The quiet improvements are so under-marketed that even technically savvy users aren't aware of most of them. There was a period before MDM matured that certain three letter U.S. Gov agencies forbade iPhones. Not b…
For many agencies, until Samsung came out with Knox, Blackberry and then later iPhones (with MDM) were the only approved mobile platforms.
Re: Apple indeed added a feature called "inactivity reboot" in iOS 18.1
#25also being discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42081874
Thanks! Macroexpanded:
Cops suspect iOS 18 iPhones are communicating to force reboots - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42081874 - Nov 2024 (282 comments)