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Source: YouTube · Destiny · published Apr 23, 2026 · 1:05:39

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Veritasium and MKBHD attempt to steal money from MKBHD's locked iPhone using just a regular payment terminal, testing whether Apple Pay can be exploited when the phone is locked 0:02-0:22.

Key Takeaways:
• MKBHD places his locked iPhone on a standard payment terminal with no special modifications 0:09-0:25
• They start with a small $5 test payment to see if the terminal can extract funds from the locked device 0:25-0:31
• MKBHD expresses genuine hope that the exploit won't work, indicating uncertainty about iPhone security in this scenario 0:07-0:08

This video appears to be a real-world security test exploring whether contactless payment systems on locked iPhones are vulnerable to unauthorized transactions.

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  • 0:02-0:22 Introduction of the $10,000 stealing challenge using a locked iPhone
  • 0:07-0:08 MKBHD hopes the exploit fails
  • 0:09-0:25 Placing the locked phone on a regular payment terminal
  • 0:25-0:31 Starting with a $5 test payment

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Veritassium and Marquee. Let's go. >> I'm here with MKBHD and we're gonna try to steal $10,000 from his locked iPhone. I >> really hope it doesn't work. I really hope it doesn't work. >> I'm gonna get you to put that phone down on top of this device. >> Okay. >> Just Just put it down there. >> Just put it on like a All right. >> I feel like I'm a bit of a magician, but I'm like I haven't changed anything. Right. >> Okay. Yeah. >> It's It's still locked. >> It's locked. >> Nothing else. >> Okay. >> This is just a regular payment terminal. Nothing Nothing weird about that. >> Seen these? >> We'll start with a little like maybe$100. No, maybe $5. Let's start something like Yeah. Five. Five. Start with five. Sounds great. Yeah. Five bucks. >> Do you think that we can take like will we be able …