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iPhone 3GS encryption is easily crackable

The encryption of the iPhone 3GS is so easy to crack that it is essentially "broken" as far as protecting sensitive personal data like credit card and social security numbers, according to a forensics expert and developer Jonathan Zdziarski.

With access to a 3GS iPhone and some free software, vauleable data can be extracted within two minutes and an image of the entire raw disk in about 45 minutes. The iPhone decrypts the data on its own once the extraction has begun. Apple has been touting the encryption and other features to entice corporate users to the device. And it seems to be working with nearly 20 percent of Fortune 100 companies in the U.S. have purchased 10,000 or more iPhones per company.

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