Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it
gothamist.com
Don’t fall for these texts from scammers trying to crack into your stolen phone.

This is a very entertaining and educational article, giving insights into the methods used by thiefs to try and get access to your phone data.

I don’t like Apple but it’s great that their security is so good when it comes to this.

  • Opisek@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    5 months ago

    Apple has the benefit of making everything themselves, down to the secure enclave processors and, as of some time also, the processor as a whole. They get to design their hardware, OS, software, ecosystem, all around security and it all plays together nicely.

    If you control everything, you can do whatever you want with it. Android phones being more of a mixed bag of different vendors making different parts of the phone, including the software components, makes this interplay much more difficult. It usually takes android quite some time before they catch up on the latest security concepts.

    • cum@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      31·
      5 months ago

      It usually takes android quite some time before they catch up on the latest security concepts.

      Android exploits are considered more valuable and expensive because they’re harder to find. I don’t know where you are getting this information other than thinking it sounds correct in your head.