Q – iCloud bypass – what’s the story?

A –All good things come to an end – for the nigh-impregnable security of iCloud devices, that day was 27/10/19 when Checkm8 arrived. An unpatchable bootrom exploit, offering untold possibilities with iOS manipulation. In short, iCloud security is over. For devices up to & including iPhone X.

Q – Hmmm, okay, sounds good. Can you bypass this device for me please?

A – If you can show me that it’s legit yours, yeah. Hit me here.

Q – How about that Google lock, the Samsung FRP lock – can that be removed? 

A – Uhhh, yeah 😏

Q – Did you really cause a shut down at (major NZ public) company?

A – Historical event, 20 years ago. It wasn’t me who sent the file through, that was Johnny the pilot – so the event was unplanned & unexpected. But yes, I did write the program, & it wasn’t actually malicious. Just looked that way. It certainly taught the Air New Zealand IT department a lesson in security!!

Q – What about the ASB unnamed bank with the virus that wouldn’t die?

A – Just because you pay big money to corporate consultants, doesn’t mean their people are right up to date. I thought the answer was obvious & that they were slacking as opposed to a blinding flash of brilliance by me. Got rid of the virus without having to make an appearance anyway. I didn’t realize at the time that RAM-resident viruses were unheard of in the wild.

Q – What’s your kit?

A – Laptop: HP Elitebook G10 w/ 32GB RAM & i5 – well-built, medium spec all-purpose computer.

Desktop – Lian Li case with Gigabyte B550 iTX board,  512GB Samsung 970 Evo NVMe drive, 32GB Mushkin DDR4 & Ryzen 7 3700x with GTX 3060Ti through a 32″ 4k Samsung monitor. Auto overclocked 10% to 4.1GHz.

HID: Logitech MX4 mouse & wireless keyboard.

Phone: Changes too often to record here. This year I’ve used S22 Ultra, S23 Ultra, S24 Ultra, S22 Plus, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13, Galaxy A55 – it’s August now.

Tablets: a jailbreaked 256GB iPad Pro 2 on 17.5.

Q – Must you have all these devices, Brett?

A – What do you mean? I didn’t know my mother was writing the questions! Yes, matter of fact I do need them. Otherwise I couldn’t write this website with authority & experience. & I usually make a profit when selling too, so I’m justified. Next question.

Q – Is this all there is?

A – Stop it. Why would you think that? No, I don’t show everything. But if you read carefully, there’s a few gems hidden in plain sight.

Q – Reason for selling?

A – Oh FFS, this is not Trademe. & even if it was, the reason is none of your business, all you need to know is that the product is in excellent condition & works perfectly. People buy with confidence from Megabyte.