Short Bytes: In an interview on National TV, John McAfee revealed how he can crack any iPhone or computer in just 30 minutes. He said that FBI knows how to do this and the law enforcement agency is deceiving the public by asking for a universal key to access more devices in future cases.
Speaking to Russia Today, the Libertarian Party’s Presidential candidate said that FBI is fooling people by forcing Apple to create a backdoor in iOS security in the name of unlocking the iPhone 5c used in the shooting. He says that FBI already knows how to unlock the iPhone and if it doesn’t, then the American population is in deep trouble.
In the video shared ahead, McAfee said that the law enforcement agency is deceiving the public by asking for a universal key to access more devices in future cases.
In the interview, he said that he is going to tell the world exactly how we do this. “Now I’ll probably lose my admission to the world hackers’ community, however, I’m gonna tell you,” he said. He went on to explain that a combination of a hardware and software engineer should do the trick. While the hardware engineer will take apart the iPhone and run a disassembler, the software engineer will scan the code to figure out the instructions used to unlock the keypad.
Here’s the procedure explained by him:
McAfee tries to make a point by saying that ‘anybody can do it’ and the FBI should stop pretending as if the people are ‘idiots’. Previously, in an op-ed, McAfee wrote that he’s ready to offer his services to the FBI for free so that Apple wouldn’t have to put a backdoor.
Here’s the video interview, take a look:
Is iPhone’s security so fragile that it could be unlocked by anyone in 30 minutes? Share your views in the comments below.
24 thoughts on “John McAfee Reveals, On TV, How He Can Hack An iPhone Or Any Computer In 30 Minutes”
God, even the ending question is sensationalistic as hell. The answer is No. Professionals only.
But he has Android Phone in his hand…..
But he has Android Phone in his hand…..
Now that is the problem. FBI wants a golden backdoor ….
I think he’s forgetting about the device being encrypted.
isnt the issue an icloud account that had its password changed?
I should give it a try omg i can’t i need to own an I phone first
I wonder if he is right. I was more interested in a break down and running the phone in virtual environements using a brute force against the images which are not in contact with each other or the internet just as you access your phone but don’t have a connection. This would bybass the 10 attempts safeguard and create as many images as needed to work with. Funny too how he said social media was the key last time and this time it is a breakdown. Maybe actually walking through a crack would prove the process.
Anything can be hacked…anything. He’s right at least to some degree. I would be unsure of the timeframe he is speaking of, and of the complexity, because I think he’s intentionally made it seem far easier than it really is….
I think the police hacked my iphone before I recieved the delivery.
Before you order, it’s hacked
Yea if your a professional programmer and know what your doing! What a farse saying anyone can do it!!
Hahaha so you need to take the phone apart and copy everything on the phone. Then you need the program to run and covert all the info into readable data. So not everyone can do this. Also the plus side to this is that you need to have the physical phone. Not just a wireless link to it.
a lot of commenters took a lot of toll on the statement “anyone can do it” out of context… really?
I always like this guy (y)
Of course they can do it. Look for density changes on the screen first to populate a pattern, then a disassembly and chip off of the memory modules if necessary. This will work if the device has normal iOS cryptographic hashes. It’s highly unlikely it’s using anything stronger.