An Israeli Security Company Says It Can Unlock Every iPhone

At the Worldwide Developers Conference 2019, Apple continued to push its advantages of user security and unveiled new features for iOS that would keep iPhone user data private. However, one security firm says that it can unlock all of Apple devices and pull off the data from them.

The company in question is called Callebrite, based in Israel. According to the company’s statement on its site, Cellebrite can determine or bypass locks as well as perform a complete file system extraction on iOS devices. The firm offers to support Apple devices that run on operating systems from iOS 7 to iOS 12.3, which the Cupertino-based company launched in September.

In addition, the security company claims that it’s able to conduct a physical or full file system extraction from premium devices running Android from several brands including Huawei, Xiaomi, LG, Motorola, and Samsung.

In a statement emailed on Monday, Cellebrite’s chief marketing officer Mark Gambill wrote that the company’s solutions assist law enforcement as well as other governmental entities build safer communities and better protect their people. Gambill added that Cellebrite lets agencies around the world accelerate investigations as well as develop an objective picture using digital evidence.

Cellebrite works with law enforcement agencies in the US, which include the ICE and FBI.  In 2018, the company was known after reports surfaced saying that it could unlock a number of Apple devices.

Back in 2016, there was a legal battle between the FBI and Apple because the iPhone maker refused to unlock an iPhone 5C that a shooter used in a terrorist attack in 2015. Eventually, the FBI managed to unlock the device with the help of a third party, which was likely Cellebrite.

Apple did not respond immediately to a request for comments.