Lost N7, security concerns

**giograves** · 12-31-2012, 12:49 AM

Ok bonehead move in a rush to get to a wedding put down my N7 and forgot the dam thing in a car park. I have face and pattern unlock, but I feel like those are easily crackable.

What are my options should someone break in light up wifi? All my mail and some sensitive info are stored locally as is.

**mathelm** · 12-31-2012, 01:17 AM

Found an article on it, you should check out some of the comments there too.....

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**mr_nobody** · 12-31-2012, 07:13 AM

Not helpful in this situation but the next time you buy a tablet, install cerberus and you would be able to do a remote wipe.

**mathelm** · 12-31-2012, 12:23 PM

If you could, let us know how it all turns out...

**roblox84** · 12-31-2012, 12:32 PM

I don't think pattern is easily hackable unless someone wants to sit there for hours just swiping random predetermined patterns until it unlocks. Obviously make sure the pattern isn't just one line or two.

In this situation a thief wouldn't even bother trying to unlock it and would just reformat the tablet himself and sell the tablet. So your data would be wiped anyway.

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**VoltaicShock** · 12-31-2012, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by mr_nobody

Not helpful in this situation but the next time you buy a tablet, install cerberus and you would be able to do a remote wipe.

Yeah I have that installed now just in case something like that happens. The problem is it has to be connected to a wifi connection to do a wipe.

**mr_nobody** · 12-31-2012, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by roblox84

I don't think pattern is easily hackable unless someone wants to sit there for hours just swiping random predetermined patterns until it unlocks. Obviously make sure the pattern isn't just one line or two.

It's been documented that pattern is subject to breaking due to finger smears left on the screen. So unless they cleaned their screen right before losing it...