Automated brute-force attack against the EFI PIN (2013)

Re:Automated brute-force attack against the EFI PIN (2013) by orvtech on Saturday July 05, 2014 @10:09PM (#7993589)

Well saw a spike in traffic to my site and traced the source to HN... Let's hope the migration from WordPress to Pelican pays out.

As mentioned by some of you this is from early 2013 but the code still works. Furthermore it has been tweaked (the timeouts and keypress duration) to be compatible with most Macs yet as efficient as possible.

I also did an iCloud Padlock version http://orvtech.com/ataque-fuerza-bruta-pin-icloud-en.html but it takes way longer.

I am working on a version that using a Raspberry Pi + Arduino should work on any BIOS, EFI, OR PIN lock for that matter.

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Re:Automated brute-force attack against the EFI PIN (2013) by madeofpalk on Saturday July 05, 2014 @11:40PM (#7993741)

For what it's worth, if you can produce some sort of proof-of-purchase, you can take it to an Apple Store and they can remove the EFI Pin. They tend to be pretty reasonable about this most of the time.

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Re:Automated brute-force attack against the EFI PIN (2013) by orvtech on Sunday July 06, 2014 @08:29AM (#7994369)

The buyer tried this but he purchased it from one of his contractors so they did not do anything on writing.

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