Don't panic! Hackers have not found a way to bypass the iPhone passcode limit

Enter the wrong passcode into an iPhone and you'll not only be denied access to it, but also run the risk of wiping its contents if you enter an incorrect code too many times. This is a problem faced by law enforcement agencies when they encounter iPhones in the cases they're working on -- as well as people trying to hack into phones for nefarious purposes -- so it's little wonder that hackers are constantly trying to find a way to earn unlimited guesses at passcodes. One hacker thought he had cracked it. Security researcher Matthew Hickey proudly boasted at… [Continue Reading]