German Researches Bypass Smartphone Security Settings By Freezing It

. Apple's iOS 6.1 passcode bypass exploit has been receiving a lot of attention since it was stumbled upon earlier this week with a fix planned for early next week. According to a new research published yesterday by Germany's Erlangen University, passcodes may not be a match for freezing temperatures as researchers were able to bypass a Galaxy Nexus' security settings to read the phone's memory simply by sticking it in the freezer for a while. The method is called a “cold boot” attack and was first demonstrated on PCs in 2008.

The cold boot attack was performed, but through an approach that differs from how it's done to PCs.

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