article_snippet: A team of experts has found a way to bypass the iPhone lock screen using a DIY hacking kit .
article_snippet: Apple phones are designed to ward off hackers by locking the phone after too many incorrect attempts at entering a passcode.
article_snippet: But a team of experts has found a way to bypass this security feature using a DIY hacking kit made from parts bought online.
article_snippet: The gadget plugs into a phone and simulates the PIN entry over USB meaning it can bruteforce every possible combination until it finds the correct one.
article_snippet: It takes advantage of a flaw in iOS 8.1 that creates a tiny delay between the PIN code being entered and the phone unlocking.
article_snippet: We recently became aware of a device known as an IP Box that was being used in the phone repair markets to bruteforce the iOS screenlock,' said the researchers. '
article_snippet: Although We’re still analysing the device it appears to be relatively simple in that it simulates the PIN entry over the USB connection and sequentially bruteforces every possible PIN combination. '
article_snippet: itself gadget uses an IP box used by some phone repairmen to bruteforce iOS screenlocks on handsets. 
article_snippet: Its gadget takes advantage of a flaw in iOS 8.1 that creates a tiny delay between the PIN code being entered and the phone unlocking . '
article_snippet: The hack and device also only works if a criminal has stolen or found the phone, and The hack and device only applies to phones running iOS 8.1 or older.
highlights_snippet: Hack built a device capable of simulating a person's PIN entry over USB .
  
highlights_snippet: This gadget then tries every combination until the correct one is found .
  
highlights_snippet: Hack is even able to bypass Apple's built-in fail safe that locks a device capable of simulating a person's PIN entry over USB after 10 incorrect attempts are made .