Ask HN: iPhone Helium Freeze – security backdoor?

1 pointsvain7y ago1 comments

Helium freezes iPhones as discussed here - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18340693

I know Apple is big on security, but could this possibly be a vulnerability? Could an iPhone be frozen with helium, and then disassembled to read off the SSD?

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jki2757y ago

I doubt that killing the oscillator would make the SSD more or less readable.

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Ask HN: iPhone Helium Freeze – security backdoor?

1 pointsvain7y ago1 comments

Helium freezes iPhones as discussed here - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18340693

I know Apple is big on security, but could this possibly be a vulnerability? Could an iPhone be frozen with helium, and then disassembled to read off the SSD?

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jki2757y ago

I doubt that killing the oscillator would make the SSD more or less readable.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse