Cops Can Bypass iPhone’s Automatic Reboot to Get Into Locked Phones, Leaked Video Claims

Key Points:

• Magnet Forensics, maker of the GrayKey hacking tool, has developed GrayKey Preserve and Evidence Preservation Mode to counter Apple's iOS inactivity reboot feature that complicates police access to iPhone data after 72 hours of inactivity.
• These new tools enable law enforcement to freeze iPhones in the After First Unlock (AFU) state, preserving sensitive data that would otherwise be encrypted or deleted, even if the device reboots or loses power.
• The technology works by disabling the iPhone’s radio transmissions like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and cellular, isolating the device and preventing data from being remotely wiped or altered.
• This development is seen as a significant advancement in iPhone forensics, effectively restoring law enforcement's ability to access data that Apple’s inactivity reboot aimed to protect.
• Apple has not commented on the new tools, and security researchers believe the company will need to find new ways to counteract Magnet’s methods to maintain iPhone data security.