{"id":48688,"date":"2022-10-01T15:35:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T15:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/33900\/This-Is-The-GrayKey-2.0-The-Tool-Cops-Use-To-Hack-Phones.html"},"modified":"2022-10-01T15:35:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T15:35:04","slug":"this-is-the-graykey-2-0-the-tool-cops-use-to-hack-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/this-is-the-graykey-2-0-the-tool-cops-use-to-hack-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is The GrayKey 2.0, The Tool Cops Use To Hack Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"topic-callout\" readability=\"7.2888888888889\">\n<div class=\"topic-callout__img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/topic\/cyber\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/topics\/57a205628cb727dec795a6b1\/callout_logo\/1614199980283-screen-shot-2021-02-24-at-34918-pm.png?resize=240:*\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2021-02-24 at 3\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard&#8217;s podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"28.787234042553\"><\/p>\n<p>For years, a company that sells a box that helps cops unlock iPhones and Android phones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/m7e498\/how-grayshift-keeps-its-iphone-unlocking-tech-secret\"><span>has kept its technology secret<\/span><\/a>, aggressively shielding details of how its software and hardware work, and even what it looks like, from the public.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"29.608974358974\"><\/p>\n<p>But thanks to the fact that the company, which is called Grayshift, has to file documents with the FCC, we now can see the company\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/topic\/graykey\"><span>GrayKey<\/span><\/a> device.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<div class=\"adph adph--border\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"27.254166666667\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fccid.io\/2AV7EGK02\/External-Photos\/External-Photos-6129344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>The documents<\/span><\/a> were first spotted by Logan Koepke, the project director at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upturn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upturn<\/a>, a nonprofit that does research and advocacy at the intersection of civil rights and technology. Koepke posted a link to the FCC filing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jlkoepke\/status\/1575581727577481216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>on Twitter<\/span><\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-component=\"QuoteBlock\" class=\"abc__quote abc__quote--blockquote\" readability=\"9.3283582089552\">\n<p><em><strong>Do you work at Grayshift? Or are you one of its customers? We&#8217;d love to hear from you. Using a non-work phone or computer, you can contact Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, Wickr\/Telegram\/Wire @lorenzofb, or email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:lorenzofb@vice.com\">lorenzofb@vice.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"28\"><\/p>\n<p>The documents include several pictures as well as a description of the process that the company undertakes before every sale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"31.677354709419\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrayKey is a specialized product that is only available for use by verified law enforcement or government agencies; and it is not made available for use by the general public. For every account request from a potential customer, Grayshift undertakes a rigorous, risk-averse validation process to confirm that each originated from a valid law enforcement agency located in a supported country,\u201d Grayshift\u2019s chief financial officer Mark Snell wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/fccid.io\/2AV7EGK02\/Letter\/Confidentiality-Request-rev-01-6143652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>one of the documents<\/span><\/a> submitted to the FCC.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<div class=\"adph adph--border\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-image\" data-component=\"ImageBlock\" readability=\"31\">\n<div class=\"body-image__img\">\n<div><picture class=\"responsive-image lazyloader--lazy lazyloader--lowres\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/_uncategorized\/1664549764425-screen-shot-2022-09-30-at-95053-am.png?resize=20:*\"><source media=\"(min-width: 700px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/_uncategorized\/1664549764425-screen-shot-2022-09-30-at-95053-am.png?resize=20:*\"><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/_uncategorized\/1664549764425-screen-shot-2022-09-30-at-95053-am.png?resize=20:*\"><img class=\"responsive-image__img\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2022-09-30 at 9.50.53 AM.png\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-image__caption\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>A photo of the back of the GrayKey 2.0 device.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"29.156043956044\"><\/p>\n<p>In 2014, Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2014\/09\/apple-expands-data-encryption-under-ios-8-making-handover-to-cops-moot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>turned on encryption for virtually all data<\/span><\/a> stored inside the iPhone, making it very hard to get unless whoever is trying to access it knows the PIN or passcode that is used to unlock the phone. Since then, forensics companies such as Grayshift and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/topic\/cellebrite\"><span>Cellebrite<\/span><\/a> have had to up their game and come up with new technologies and solutions to help law enforcement agents unlock iPhones and access data that could be useful for an investigation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"31\"><\/p>\n<p>In essence, while it\u2019s unclear exactly how it achieves it, GrayKey bruteforces the iPhone or Android phones\u2019 passcode and unlocks it\u2014essentially hacking the phone\u2014allowing customers to access and extract data from the phones.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"13.617391304348\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vice.com\/en\/article\/v7gkpx\/graykey-grayshift-photos-iphone-unlocking-tech\"><span>Pictures of the first version of GrayKey leaked to the public<\/span><\/a> in 2020, also thanks to documents filed with the FCC.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"23.646017699115\"><\/p>\n<p>Motherboard has previously reported that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/kzxwwz\/state-department-seemingly-buys-dollar15000-iphone-cracking-tech-graykey\"><span>State Department<\/span><\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/mbxba4\/graykey-grayshift-dea-iphone-hack\"><span>Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/vbxxxd\/unlock-iphone-ios11-graykey-grayshift-police\"><span>local police<\/span><\/a>, and even a police charity have either purchased Grayshift\u2019s technology or have shown interest in doing so.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"27\"><\/p>\n<p>Grayshift did not immediately respond to a request for 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