iPhone USB Restricted Mode Is Pretty Easy to Beat The new mode, available in iOS 11.4.1, is designed to prevent iPhone-cracking tools from accessing a locked device. But security researchers say it ...

USB Restricted Mode, a new iOS feature that protects unauthorized access of the data on your iOS device, has a glaring omission that would make it quite easy for someone to beat in many scenarios. The ...

Researchers released a workaround for Apple’s USB Restricted Mode security feature the same day it was rolled out. Just as Apple rolled out its new USB Restricted Mode security feature in an OS update ...

Apple has officially added a controversial security feature, USB Restricted Mode, to iPhones as part of its new iOS 11.4.1, released on Monday. Apple has officially added a controversial security ...

Since the release of iOS 11.4.1, some readers have complained that their iOS devices aren’t charging, or are charging only after being unlocked. There’s a simple explanation: the new USB Restricted ...

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