The members of the Pinnacle University team and the Emerald Shield Cybersecurity team all pricked up their ears, also wanting to know how Elliot managed to do it.
"I utilized a vulnerability in the phone..." Elliot's voice came from the large screen, his voice distorted by a voice changer, giving it a metallic texture and a sense of mystery.
As he spoke, the large screen displayed the attack code Elliot had written.
The audience at the scene naturally couldn't understand it.
The experts on the judging panel and the two challenging teams watched very attentively.
"We hope that major phone manufacturers can see our program and promptly fix the vulnerabilities to ensure the information security of the vast number of users," the host Sam Ning said.
At this moment, Elliot interjected, "Actually, there's an even simpler method of cracking it; any audience member here can do it."
"Oh, what method?" Sam Ning asked curiously.
"Friends in the audience, who has an IC card? Bus cards, community access cards, subway cards, phone cards... any will do, who has one?" As Elliot spoke, he took out a white card from his pocket, the words originally on it having been scratched off.
"I have a phone card!" In the audience, a male student raised his hand and took an IC card from his pocket.
"Please, this student, come up to the stage," Sam Ning said.
The male student walked onto the stage with the IC card.
"A phone card works too?" Sam Ning took the phone card from the student's hand and looked at Little Boy.
"Yes," Elliot nodded, picked up a phone from the table, and showed it to the camera, "This phone is currently locked."
"Then, place the IC card against the back of the phone and hold it there for a few seconds."
Elliot demonstrated as he spoke, "Finally, tap the screen with your finger, hold it for about three seconds, then release."
Elliot released his finger.
A miracle occurred; the phone screen was unlocked.
"That's all it takes?" Sam Ning was surprised; this was too simple.
"Yes, it's that simple. Host, you can let this student try it," Elliot said.
Hearing this, the student took out his own phone, turned on the screen, which showed it was locked.
Then the student took the phone card and, imitating Elliot, placed the phone card against the back of the phone.
"And then?" The male student forgot the next step.
"Like this," Elliot demonstrated by tapping the screen with his finger.
The male student followed Elliot's instructions, tapping the screen with his finger... no reaction.
Unlock failed.
"Try again, it's normal not to succeed the first time."
The student tried again.
Oh... it succeeded.
The phone screen was successfully unlocked.
This was magical.
"Let me try," Sam Ning was curious, took out his own phone, and imitated the operation.
"Beep!"
Successfully unlocked.
"Wow~~ it really unlocked!" Sam Ning's expression was one of amazement.
"Let me try too!" From the guest seating area, Gary Quinn stood up.
The student walked over and handed him the phone card.
Taking the phone card, Gary Quinn placed the IC card against the back of the phone and tapped the screen with his finger.
It also succeeded.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Gary Quinn couldn't help but exclaim.
"Wow!"
"It really works!"
"Unbelievable!"
...
The audience members, witnessing the "magical" scene, discussed animatedly.
The phone card was passed by a staff member into the hands of the judging panel experts.
Several experts used their own phones to test it.
The result was, without exception, that they all succeeded.
The phone card was then passed to the Pinnacle University team.
The four students were very curious.
"Beep!"
One of the students successfully unlocked his own phone using the phone card.
"Holy crap, it really works."
"What is the principle behind this?"
"The principle is very simple, it utilizes..." Elliot's voice explained simply.
As he spoke, the three celebrities and the host from the guest seating area all went up to the stage, gathered around the table, picked up the phones on the table, and experimented with unlocking them.
Elliot's gaze fell on Piper Snow.
She was holding a StarTech model phone.
"Piper Snow, is that a StarTech phone you're holding?" Elliot asked.
"Yes," Piper Snow replied.
"Just a reminder, it's best to stay away from this phone," Elliot said.
"Is there something wrong with this phone?" Piper Snow asked doubtfully.
"The battery of this StarTech phone has a significant safety hazard," Elliot explained.
"A significant safety hazard?" Piper Snow looked at the phone in her hand again and said with a smile, "It's not going to explode, is it?"
"It actually will explode," Elliot said.
"Ah?" Piper Snow was instantly startled, quickly put down the phone, and took a few steps back, "It really will explode!"
The few people beside her, hearing Elliot's words, were also startled and backed away.
All eyes in the audience immediately focused on the StarTech phone Piper Snow had thrown onto the table.
"Everyone doesn't need to panic so much, it's not going to explode immediately," Elliot said with a smile.
"Little Boy, are you saying that the battery of this StarTech phone has a problem?" The host Sam Ning cautiously approached the table and asked.
"Yes, the battery of this phone has a significant security vulnerability," Elliot repeated.
As his words fell, Elliot's fingers moved, typing on the keyboard.
"Everyone pay attention to the changes in the phone."
A camera above the studio aimed its lens at the StarTech phone on the table, giving it a close-up shot and projecting the image onto the large screen.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the large screen.
"It's not really going to explode, is it?" Gary Quinn said in surprise.
As he spoke, he backed away another meter or two, watching the StarTech phone on the table from a distance, afraid it would suddenly explode.
"Wait a moment, about one minute," Elliot said.
At this moment, the entire studio hall quieted down, and everyone held their breath.
Time passed second by second.
"Host, you can pick up the phone now." When the time was up, Elliot spoke.
"It's not really going to explode, is it?" Sam Ning was a little scared, cautiously reached out his hand, and picked up the StarTech phone, "Oh!"
The next second, Sam Ning hurriedly let go, and the phone fell to the ground.
"What's wrong?" Gary Quinn quickly asked.
"The phone is so hot!" Sam Ning exclaimed.
"Hot?"
Countless pairs of eyes from the audience stared curiously at the phone on the ground.
The next second, an audience member stood up and exclaimed, "Ah! It's smoking!"
"Wow!"
"Ah, it's smoking!"
Amidst the exclamations, the StarTech phone on the ground actually started smoking.
In the guest seating area, all ten experts stood up, their faces filled with surprise.
The smoke grew larger and larger, looking like it was about to catch fire.
"Quick! Get a fire extinguisher!" The host Sam Ning shouted.
A staff member rushed onto the stage in a panic, holding a fire extinguisher.
(End of this chapter)
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