Apple, the NYT: “hackers with the FBI to unlock iPhone.” Possible technique Nand Mirroring – The Republic

The FBI would have found a way to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino killer, to supply it would be a hacker or an organization that has discovered a vulnerability in the operating system of Cupertino. I assume the New York Times reporting the opinion of some computer security experts. According to the magazine, the solution would be provided to the FBI because Apple does not offer rewards unlike other big technology like Google and Microsoft who discover security holes in its products. The Department of Justice, which on Monday called for the postponement of the first hearing in court on the case of the iPhone Rizwan Syed Farook, did not specify who provided the method to unlock the device, or if it has been paid. The assistance could be the work of the company Israel Cellebrite, but requested by local media, the company has not confirmed.

The FBI has until April 5 to test the system and, as reported by the Guardian , tests conducted so far on other iPhone have allowed access to password-protected smartphone. The method, which seems to work, it was created by an “external source” who has decided to provide it to the US authorities and not to Apple, from which he would not receive a payment. This suggests a more than individual elements structure. And the technique in dance could be that of Nand mirroring , ie the physical copy of the iPhone chips on other chips, which can be replicated virtually indefinitely and on which groped to force entry.

Contrary to the Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and many other giants of the industry, the house of Cupertino in fact does not have a rewards program for ethical hackers and security experts who discover vulnerabilities in its systems. For example, Google from 2010 to now has paid $ 6 million prize, a system now embraced even by Uber, which has just started to offer up to 10 thousand dollars to whoever locates leaks. “If Apple wants to remain competitive in the modern world, it must modernize its approach,” he told the NYT Katie Moussouris, HackerOne of managers, the platform that companies like Yahoo, Dropbox and Uber use to manage their reward programs.

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