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Cake day: November 10th, 2023

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  • Just fyi, adb authorization resets like every 7 days by default. So if you hope to use your home PC to fix this you should not wait to long

    For the future maybe get Termux, make it boot with your system, give it root access and setup ssh in there

    And also please, for the love of good never download random TWRP images and install them to your phone. Same goes for Magisk and pretty much anything you do with root/in fastboot/in your recovery. This could open up a HUGE vulnerability in your phone which will not be fixable for you unless you’re willing to spend a lot of time







  • The Ars article seems to suggest that they were able to crack his phones pretty easily

    Android uses data at rest encryption, which isn’t really useful without a lockscreen PIN/password since data gets decrypted after you unlock your screen the first time after each boot

    Although it doesn’t appear he was actually using any encryption apps to store material; rather, he used a fake calculator app as password protection. Obviously not the brightest bulb in the drawer.

    Agreed, he probably felt safe enough “hiding” the files. Definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed, which is great because fuck this guy