Apple , it's not just Apple that's taking things a step further by introducing new authentication methods, but police and investigators are also getting smarter by devising new solutions.
A report from Elcomsoft, a forensics firm, advises officers to avoid looking at a suspect’s iPhone to avoid locking the phone using FaceID. iPhones with FaceID attempt facial recognition five times before requiring a passcode to unlock the device. Since the passcode is quite difficult to obtain and falls under different laws in the US, it is easier for officers to gain access to a device using Face ID.
The presentation from Elcomsoft obtained by Motherboard reads: “iPhone X: don’t look at the screen, or else… The same thing will happen that happened at the Apple event.”
The presentation refers to Apple's 2017 event, where the iPhone X was introduced and was the first iPhone to feature Face ID.
Vladimir Katalov, CEO of Elcomsoft, told Motherboard: “It’s actually very simple. The passcode is required after five unsuccessful FaceID attempts. Therefore, by looking at the suspect’s phone, the investigator immediately misses one of the attempts.
This news comes after a recent incident where law enforcement forced a suspect to unlock his iPhone using his FaceID.
