Companies like Grayshift help police bypass the passcodes on locked iPhones. One might think that this requires some byzantine hacking skills. Apparently not. A hacker reports that iOS has a soft spot ...

It’s time to stop using that useless six-digit passcode on your iPhone. Now that cops around the United States are going crazy for the GrayKey, a little box that can crack your iPhone’s passcode in ...

The iPhone offers strong end-to-end encryption for all your data, and that's a great feature to have on the most important computer in your life. But that encryption is only as good as the PIN or ...

Having an unlocked iPhone–without so much as a four-digit barrier between you and some subway snatcher–is asking for trouble. Four-digit passcodes or PINs were the only way to secure the earliest ...

Law enforcement agencies have a new iPhone cracking tool that works with all modern iPhones and the newest versions of iOS 11, the GrayKey, designed by a company called Grayshift. Previous reports ...

Smartphones and tablets are filled with personal information, and the only barrier between the public and your data is a skimpy four-digit passcode. While enabling complex passwords and limiting the ...

Here’s how the process looks: Swipe down on the Face ID & Passcode screen and tap Change Passcode. You can tap Passcode Options just above the keypad if you’d like to use a custom alphanumeric code or ...