{"id":4021,"date":"2018-06-22T20:26:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T20:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/03b0264d-e370-4b15-bc0e-0a612560c60c"},"modified":"2018-06-22T20:26:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T20:26:00","slug":"a-hacker-figured-out-how-to-brute-force-iphone-passcodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/a-hacker-figured-out-how-to-brute-force-iphone-passcodes\/","title":{"rendered":"A hacker figured out how to brute force iPhone passcodes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"img aspect-set\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zdnet3.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2018\/06\/22\/d9afade7-4ee5-4b3e-8736-539f54f68b66\/resize\/770xauto\/a4707610af5ccbe78cd1b09e0e97c0de\/istock-503734384.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\" width=\"770\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption\">(Image: file photo)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A security researcher has figured out how to brute force a passcode on any up-to-date <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone or iPad<\/a>, bypassing the software&#8217;s security mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>Since iOS 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/how-to-turn-on-iphone-ipad-encryption-in-one-minute\/\">rolled out in 2014<\/a>, all iPhones and iPads have come with device encryption. Often protected by a four- or six-digit passcode, a hardware and software combination has made it nearly impossible to break into an iPhone or iPad without cooperation from the device owner.<\/p>\n<p>And if the wrong passcode is entered too many times, the device gets wiped.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hackerfantastic\/status\/1010240042990596096\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Hickey<\/a>, a security researcher and co-founder of cybersecurity firm <a href=\"https:\/\/hacker.house\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hacker House<\/a>, found a way to bypass the 10-time limit and enter as many codes as he wants &#8212; even on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/pictures\/ios-11-3-tips-tricks-and-how-to-fix-the-biggest-annoyances\/\" target=\"_blank\">iOS 11.3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An attacker just needs a turned on, locked phone and a Lightning cable,&#8221; Hickey told <em>ZDNet<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Normally, iPhones and iPads are limited in how many times a passcode can be entered each minute. Newer Apple devices <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/apple-iphone-fbi-backdoor-what-you-need-to-know-faq\/\">contain a &#8220;secure enclave,&#8221;<\/a> a part of the hardware that can&#8217;t be modified, which protects the device from brute-force attacks, like entering as many passcodes as possible. The secure enclave <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.trailofbits.com\/2016\/02\/17\/apple-can-comply-with-the-fbi-court-order\/\">keeps count<\/a> of how many incorrect passcode attempts have been entered and gets slower at responding with each failed attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Hickey found a way around that. He explained that when an iPhone or iPad is plugged in and a would-be-hacker sends keyboard inputs, it triggers an interrupt request, which takes priority over anything else on the device.<\/p>\n<section class=\"sharethrough-top\" data-component=\"medusaContentRecommendation\" data-medusa-content-recommendation-options=\"{&quot;promo&quot;:&quot;promo_ZD_recommendation_sharethrough_top_in_article_desktop&quot;,&quot;spot&quot;:&quot;dfp-in-article&quot;}\">\n<\/section>\n<p>&#8220;Instead of sending passcodes one at a time and waiting, send them all in one go,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img aspect-set\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/a-hacker-figured-out-how-to-brute-force-an-iphone-passcode\/\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"gif-load-final-2.gif\" data-original=\" https:\/\/zdnet2.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/2018\/06\/22\/c74733c0-efeb-4ea3-8ffd-1d443af64fce\/5450692200fc8eb0c8d94f51c9f3d4db\/gif-load-final-2.gif\"\/><\/span><noscript><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img aspect-set\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zdnet2.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/2018\/06\/22\/c74733c0-efeb-4ea3-8ffd-1d443af64fce\/5450692200fc8eb0c8d94f51c9f3d4db\/gif-load-final-2.gif\" class=\"\" alt=\"gif-load-final-2.gif\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you send your brute-force attack in one long string of inputs, it&#8217;ll process all of them, and bypass the erase data feature,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Hickey <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/276506763\" target=\"_blank\">posted a demonstration video of his attack<\/a> online.<\/p>\n<p>An attacker can send all the passcodes in one go by enumerating each code from 0000 to 9999 in one string with no spaces. Because this doesn&#8217;t give the software any breaks, the keyboard input routine takes priority over the device&#8217;s data-erasing feature, he explained. That means the attack works only after the device is booted up, said Hickey, because there are more routines running.<\/p>\n<p>Hickey&#8217;s exploit may give the first insight into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/graykey-box-promises-to-unlock-iphones-for-police\/\">how one recently revealed phone unlocking tool<\/a>, used by law enforcement, can access locked iPhones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It looks likely to be one of the related bugs from GrayKey&#8217;s magic box,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Little is publicly known about the company or its flagship product, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/graykey-box-promises-to-unlock-iphones-for-police\/\" target=\"_blank\">$15,000 box<\/a> allows law enforcement to break any iOS device&#8217;s passcode, giving police full access to a device&#8217;s file system &#8212; messages, photos, call logs, browsing history, keychain, and user passwords, and more.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s thought to have been one of the reasons why Apple is rolling out a new feature called USB Restricted Mode in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ios-feature-will-make-it-tougher-for-cops-to-unlock-your-iphone\/\">its upcoming iOS 12 update<\/a>, which is said to make it far more difficult for police or hackers to get access to a person&#8217;s device &#8212; and their data.<\/p>\n<p>The new feature will effectively prevent anyone from using the USB cable for <a href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/pavwzv\/cops-are-confident-iphone-hackers-have-found-a-workaround-to-apples-new-security-feature\">anything other than charging the device<\/a> if someone hasn&#8217;t unlocked the device with a passcode within the last hour.<\/p>\n<p>Hickey&#8217;s attack is slow &#8212; running about one passcode between three and five seconds each or over a hundred four-digit codes in an hour &#8212; and may not stand up against Apple&#8217;s incoming feature.<\/p>\n<p>His attack can work against six-digit passcodes &#8212; iOS 11&#8217;s default passcode length &#8212; but would take weeks to complete.<\/p>\n<p>Hickey emailed Apple details of the bug, but he said it was &#8220;not a difficult bug to identify.&#8221; A spokesperson for Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I suspect others will find it &#8212; or have already found it,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relatedContent alignNone\" readability=\"7.2083333333333\">\n<p class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@zackwhittaker\/how-to-contact-me-securely-38dc5c5bc756\" data-omniture-track=\"moduleClick\" data-omniture-track-data=\"{&quot;moduleInfo&quot;: &quot;pinbox&quot;, &quot;pageType&quot;: &quot;article&quot;}\">Got a tip?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dek\">You can send tips securely over Signal and WhatsApp at 646-755\u20138849. You can also send PGP email with the fingerprint: 4D0E 92F2 E36A EC51 DAAE 5D97 CB8C 15FA EB6C EEA5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@zackwhittaker\/how-to-contact-me-securely-38dc5c5bc756\" data-omniture-track=\"moduleClick\" data-omniture-track-data=\"{&quot;moduleInfo&quot;: &quot;pinbox&quot;, &quot;pageType&quot;: &quot;article&quot;}\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relatedContent alignNone\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"int\">ZDNET INVESTIGATIONS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/a-hacker-figured-out-how-to-brute-force-an-iphone-passcode\/#ftag=RSSbaffb68\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The attack allows any would-be-hacker to run as many passcodes as they want, without destroying the data.<br \/>\nREAD MORE 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