Forensic tool bypasses iPhone's 72-hour inactivity reboot, report says

GoKawiil's interpretation of the reporting above, not reported fact.

The inactivity reboot was meant to shrink the window investigators have to extract data before a phone reverts to its more secure 'Before First Unlock' state. If forensic vendors have found a workaround, it suggests an ongoing arms race between Apple's security features and the companies that sell phone-cracking tools to police. This could push Apple to further harden the feature in future iOS updates.

• Apple's inactivity reboot forces a restart after 72 hours of inactivity to improve phone security.
• 404 Media reports forensic tools can reportedly circumvent this safeguard.
• The disclosure highlights the continuing contest between device encryption and law-enforcement extraction technology.