Graykey is a phone unlocking and forensic tool used by law enforcement that can retrieve data from even modern iPhones running iOS 18. Made by the highly secretive company Grayshift and recently acquired by Magnet Forensics, this is the first time a leak has revealed which iPhone models can be unlocked running Apple's latest iOS 18 updates. BGR always recommends its readers update to the latest iOS versions. Apple adds new features and fixes sev…

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Law enforcement has a tool that can break into iPhones running iOS 18

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Leaked documents: Graykey, a phone unlocking tool used by police, retrieves “partial” data from the iPhone 12 up to the iPhone 16 running iOS 18 or iOS 18.0.1  —  The Graykey, a phone unlocking and forensics tool that is used by law enforcement around the world …

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Leaked documents: Graykey, a phone unlocking tool used by police, retrieves “partial” data from the iPhone 12 up to the iPhone 16 running iOS 18 or iOS 18.0.1

Leaked documents reveal that the Graykey iPhone hacking tool is able to “partially” access iPhone 16 models – but not...

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Graykey iPhone hacking tool can 'partially' access iPhone 16 – but betas protect

Graykey is a phone unlocking and forensic tool used by law enforcement that can retrieve data from even modern iPhones running iOS 18. Made by the highly secretive company Grayshift and recently acquired by Magnet Forensics, this is the first time a leak has revealed which iPhone models can be unlocked running Apple’s latest iOS 18 updates. BGR always recommends its readers update to the latest iOS versions. Apple adds new features and fixes sev…

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The Graykey, a phone unlocking and forensics tool that is used by law enforcement around the world, is only able to retrieve partial data from all modern iPhones that run iOS 18 or iOS 18.0.1, which are two recently released versions of Apple’s mobile operating system, according to documents…

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Graykey, a forensics tool used by law enforcement officials to break into locked iPhones, has limited access to iOS 18 and iOS 18.0.1, 404 Media...

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'Graykey' Tool Used by Law Enforcement Can Only Partially Unlock iOS 18 Devices

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Leaked documents reveal Graykey struggles with iOS 18, extracting only partial data from modern iPhones and some Android devices. Read more...

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Huge leak reveals what iPhones and Androids the secretive tech tool Graykey can unlock

Documents that have surfaced indicate that the Graykey iPhone hacking tool can achieve “partial” access to iPhone 16 models, but this capability doesn’t extend to devices that are utilizing any of the iOS 18 beta versions. Graykey serves as a competitor to Cellebrite and is designed specifically for law enforcement use. While previous leaks have revealed information about Cellebrite’s tools, this is the first instance we have come across detaili…

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Graykey IPhone Hacking Tool Can 'Partially' Access IPhone 16, But Betas Offer Protection

Graykey, a forensics tool used by law enforcement officials to break into locked iPhones, has limited access to iOS 18 and iOS 18.0.1, 404 Media recently learned. The site secured documents that describe Graykey's functionality in-depth, giving us a look at what the device is capable of. Graykey parent company Magnet Forensics does not share information about the tool, and complete details about the devices that Graykey can unlock have not surfa…

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On November 19th, 404Media published a news article with the device support chart for Magnet Forensics GrayKey, a forensic device extraction kit used exclusively by governments and a competitor of Cellebrite's UFED and MSAB XRY. The article contains data on the devices supported by GrayKey and the best extraction type available for the device based on monthly Security Patch Level. The results available from the charts are the same as our expecta…

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