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FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because Lockdown Mode enabled

submitted by robin_+(OP) on 2026-02-04 14:31:32 | 600 points 251 comments
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11. bwoah+X7[view] [source] 2026-02-04 15:07:47
>>robin_+(OP)
https://archive.is/1ILVS
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16. steve-+t9[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 15:14:04
>>aquir+s8
Looks like it’s a feature: https://support.apple.com/en-us/105120
20. ChrisA+jb[view] [source] 2026-02-04 15:23:43
>>robin_+(OP)
Previously, direct link to the court doc:

FBI unable to extract data from iPhone 13 in Lockdown Mode in high profile case [pdf]

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.58...

(>>46843967 )

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28. vortic+jg[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 15:46:21
>>delich+Va
you can check the github https://github.com/cryptomator/ios
47. nova22+qq[view] [source] 2026-02-04 16:29:22
>>robin_+(OP)
Remember...they can make you use touch id...they can't make you give them your password.

https://x.com/runasand/status/2017659019251343763?s=20

The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it.

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53. wackge+Pr[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 16:35:44
>>nova22+qq
Link which doesn't directly support website owned by unscrupulous trillionaire: https://xcancel.com/runasand/status/2017659019251343763?s=20
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62. Terret+ew[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 16:54:24
>>throwm+L4
> I would totally enable an "enhanced protection for external accessories" mode.

Anyone can do this for over a decade now, and it's fairly straightforward:

- 2014: https://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=2589

- recent: https://reincubate.com/support/how-to/pair-lock-supervise-ip...

This goes beyond the "wired accessories" toggle.

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75. throwa+GH[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 17:45:38
>>wackge+Pr
Good reminder to also set up something that does this automatically for you:

>>46526010

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84. teejmy+6L[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 17:58:14
>>nova22+qq
I previously commented a solution to another problem, but it assists here too:

>>44746992

This command will make your MacBook hibernate when lid is closed or the laptop sleeps, so RAM is written to disk and the system powers down. The downside is that it does increase the amount of time it takes to resume.

A nice side benefit though, is that fingerprint is not accepted on first unlock, I believe secrets are still encrypted at this stage similar to cold boot. A fingerprint still unlocks from screensaver normally, as long as the system does not sleep (and therefore hibernate)

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103. b8+KW[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 18:45:05
>>nova22+qq
They can hold you in contempt for 18 months for not giving your password, https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/man-who-refused-....
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116. p0w3n3+c11[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 19:04:54
>>nova22+qq
Allowed to require - very mildly constructed sentence, which could include torture or force abuse...

https://xkcd.com/538/

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118. noiden+S21[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 19:12:11
>>b8+KW
That's a very unusual and narrow exception involving "foregone conclusion doctrine", an important fact missed by Ars Technica but elaborated on by AP: https://apnews.com/general-news-49da3a1e71f74e1c98012611aedc...
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141. joecoo+Hj1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 20:34:46
>>nova22+qq
> they can't make you give them your password.

Except when they can: https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-134/state-v-andrews/

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147. fragme+op1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 20:56:52
>>warkda+JK
Or the compilation process!

https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_Ref...

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151. double+ks1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 21:11:37
>>noname+1r
Like anything in that field its more NDA, antidotal.

> in 2018, the prominent Denuvo cracker known as "Voksi" (of REVOLT) was arrested in Bulgaria following a criminal complaint from Denuvo.

https://www.dsogaming.com/news/denuvo-has-sued-revolts-found...

That's how you get off such charges. I'll work for you, if you drop charges. There was a reddit post I can't find when EMPRESS had one of their episodes where she was asked if she wanted to work for. It's happened in the cracking scene before.

> The jailbreaking community is fractured, with many of its former members having joined private security firms or Apple itself. The few people still doing it privately are able to hold out for big payouts for finding iPhone vulnerabilities. And users themselves have stopped demanding jailbreaks, because Apple simply took jailbreakers’ best ideas and implemented them into iOS.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/iphone-jailbreak-life-death-...

And from the jail break community discord.

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155. JimA+Lt1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 21:17:37
>>throwa+GH
I generally avoid extensions that can read all sites (even if technically necessary), so use the suggestion found here [1] instead.

A few bookmarklets:

javascript:(function(){if (location.host.endsWith('x.com')) location.host='xcancel.com';})()

javascript:(function(){if (location.host.endsWith('youtube.com')) location.host='inv.nadeko.net';})()

javascript:(function(){if (location.hostname.endsWith('instagram.com')) {location.replace('https://imginn.com' + location.pathname);}})()

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1cc0uon/addin...

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163. d1sxey+7x1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 21:36:01
>>queser+7q
If you're interested in this in more detail, check this out:

https://blackwinghq.com/blog/posts/a-touch-of-pwn-part-i/

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190. QuiEgo+3N1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 22:59:45
>>direwo+eA1
Well there is one known technique. https://xkcd.com/538/
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208. Alive-+1a2[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-05 01:43:55
>>JimA+Lt1
Wow, where did these come from. these are great alternatives, especially the youtube. I like using the duck player but that's only in that browser.

For example duck://player/fqtK3s7PE_k where the video id in youtube url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqtK3s7PE_k

But it doesn't have that overview page like inv.nadeko.net does

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217. tkel+6v2[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-05 05:00:55
>>armady+t91
ARM/M1 macOS took their hardware platform from iOS. TEE, signed/verified/readonly system files, etc. They are similar in security now.

[1] https://asahilinux.org/docs/platform/security/ [2] https://support.apple.com/guide/security/hardware-security-o... [3] https://eclecticlight.co/2022/01/04/booting-an-m1-mac-from-h...

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