Cops have breached one of iOS’s most secure features, report claims
Computing Computing Security Cyber Security Report claims cops have breached one of iOS’s most secure features — and it could put your private data at risk News By Alex Blake Published 2 October 2026 Weakening the security of your device When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. And it’s been using this exploit since at least early 2025, when a video seen by 404 Media was dated.Inactivity Reboot is an iOS feature that automatically restarts your iPhone if it hasn’t been unlocked in 72 hours. This puts it into a more secure state called Before First Unlock (BFU), which protects certain sensitive data with encryption keys that aren't released until you enter your device passcode.
- ▪Computing Computing Security Cyber Security Report claims cops have breached one of iOS’s most secure features — and it could put your private data at risk News By Alex Blake Published 2 October 2026 Weakening the security of your device Wh
- ▪And it’s been using this exploit since at least early 2025, when a video seen by 404 Media was dated.Inactivity Reboot is an iOS feature that automatically restarts your iPhone if it hasn’t been unlocked in 72 hours.
- ▪This puts it into a more secure state called Before First Unlock (BFU), which protects certain sensitive data with encryption keys that aren't released until you enter your device passcode.
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Computing Computing Security Cyber Security Report claims cops have breached one of iOS’s most secure features — and it could put your private data at risk News By Alex Blake Published 2 October 2026 Weakening the security of your device When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Håll dig säker när du surfar online på din iPhone eller iPad - här är de bästa VPN-tjänsterna för iPhone. (Image credit: Shutterstock / Neirfy) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Police may be able to bypass one of iOS’s strongest security featuresThe revelation is from a leaked video from…
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