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iPhone attack reveals passwords in six minutes

iPhone attack reveals passwords in six minutes

Researchers in Germany say they’ve been able to reveal passwords stored in a locked iPhone in just six minutes and they did it without cracking the phone’s passcode. » Comments By Martyn Williams February 10, 2011 — IDG News Service — Researchers in Germany say they’ve been able to reveal passwords stored in a locked iPhone in just six minutes and they did it without cracking the phone’s passcode. The attack, which requires possession of the phone, targets keychain, Apple’s password management system. Passwords for [...]