Freezing Android to crack the encryption

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Build a better lock and someone will make a tool to open it without the key. Or in this case they've made a tool to discover the key using a trip to through the deep freeze. The Forensic Recovery of Scrambled Telephones -- or FROST -- uses cold temperatures and a custom recovery image to crack Android encryption keys. Cold boot hacks go way back. They leverage use of low temperatures to slow … [Read more...]