New GrayKey feature lets police stop seized iPhones from becoming harder to access after a reboot
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TL;DR: Magnet Forensics can keep seized iPhones from slipping into a more secure state, potentially extending law enforcement's window to access data that would otherwise become harder to retrieve after a device reboots. The feature shows how mobile forensic companies are adapting to changes in Apple's security model. Instead of simply defeating a passcode, it seeks to keep the phone from reaching the post-reboot state Apple intended to protect.
The company's GrayKey Preserve device and a new Evidence Preservation Mode for its existing GrayKey system are designed to prevent an iPhone from losing its After First Unlock, or AFU, status, according to an instructional video 404 Media obtained. That puts the tools in direct conflict with an Apple security feature known as inactivity reboot.
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