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rittvilleanon t1_jeb3mtu wrote

if it's a dedicated enough thief, there's computer programs they can run which "force" it's way into the phone, basically trying all possible combinations as fast as possible. once into the phone, it's easy for them to access your apps and saved passwords

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jcave930 t1_jedngnh wrote

Aren't brute force tricks don't quite work nowadays since phones and other security measures don't allow multiple incorrect password in a short amount of time? How many incorrect tries do we get before the phone counts down before you can enter a pin again?

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DeadbeatUK OP t1_jeb6oai wrote

Yes this is what I’m thinking, some sort of brute force software was possibly used.

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