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Re:Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS – I... by nicman23 on Friday July 25, 2025 @01:58AM (#44680011)
> - Fairphone does not include a secure element making brute-forcing PIN trivial

i am trying to under this but i do not get it. it is an encrypted phone with no external to the attacker access. how can you brute it??

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Re:Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS – I... by subscribed on Monday July 28, 2025 @05:12AM (#44708854)
https://github.com/urbanadventurer/Android-PIN-Bruteforce

Fairphones don't switch USB ports automatically into "charging only" like GrapheneOS does.

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