This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Russian company ElcomSoft is claiming to have cracked the 256-bit hardware encryption Apple uses to protect the data on iOS 4 devices, and is offering software that allows anyone to do it. ElcomSoft is well-known as a corporate security and IT audit company, working with law enforcement agencies, the military, and
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