Passcode hack lets thieves unlock Apple iPhones

[Jazzy]

The iPhone lock screen can now easily be bypassed thanks to a security flaw that renders the device accessible to hackers.



Millions of iPhone users have added a four-digit security pin code to prevent unauthorised users from accessing their phone, but a new loophole in the latest software now means that anyone can bypass it.



With a dozen simple steps, the iPhone’s email, contacts, text messages, voice mail and even video calling can be accessed in version 6.1 of Apple’s iOS software.



Techcrunch, a gadget blog, called the exploit “a massive backdoor to some of the iPhone’s core functions”.



Posted on YouTube by a blogger identifying themselves only as VideosdeBarraquito, the Apple hack has been viewed by nearly 4,000 people, and replicates a similar flaw with earlier software, iOS 4.1.



The process can be triggered by aborting an emergency call and then executing a dozen simple button presses to fool the device into keeping the iPhone open.



The flaw means that the iPhone opens the phone app, giving access to the main systems including call logs and messages. It relies on precise timing, but can easily be replicated by any user.

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Damn hackers!

 

[Evil Eye]

I suppose it will be fixed soon enough then. Bit of a strange exploit.