Do you remember the infamous encryption fight between the FBI and Apple for unlocking an iPhone 5C belongs to a terrorist?
Yes, you got it right, the same Apple vs. FBI case where the FBI paid almost $1.3 Million to a group of hackers to unlock that iPhone.
Now anyone can unlock an iPhone for less than $100, for which the FBI paid more than $1 million.
Cheap Method to Unlock iPhone 5C Cambridge University security researcher Sergei Skorobogatov has published a new research paper detailing a technique that would have helped the FBI bypass the iOS passcode limit on the shooter's iPhone 5C. Dubbed NAND Mirroring, the technique was proposed to the FBI earlier this year, but the agency claimed that the method would not work.
In his research paper published on Thursday, Skorobogatov says that the FBI was just wrong in its assessment of NAND Mirroring, but also spent $1 million of taxpayers' funds on a case that could have been solved for a few hundred dollars.
"Any attacker with sufficient technical skills could repeat the experiments."So far, the FBI and Apple have not commented on Skorobogatov's research.
The Method Works on iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 Devices Besides iPhone 5C, his attack also works on iPhone 5S as well as iPhone 6 devices using the same type of NAND Flash memory.