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ITACS 5211: Introduction to Ethical Hacking

Wade Mackey

Complicated iOS 12 Passcode Bypass Exposes iPhone Data To Hackers

October 2, 2018 by Brock Donnelly 2 Comments

https://latesthackingnews.com/2018/10/01/complicated-ios-12-passcode-bypass-exposes-iphone-data-to-hackers/

A vulnerability has been found in iOS 12. Jose Rodriguez an avid bug uncovered found that with siri lock screen access he can bypass the passcode screen to gain access to addressbook, photos, notes and make calls. The author off the article describes the bug as complicated but from the video demonstrations it appears to be performed effortlessly. I could see performing from or writing the instructions a bear but it was performed in no time at all. Check the link to see the bug performed.

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  1. Xinteng Chen says

    October 2, 2018 at 10:13 pm

    Hi Brock

    Thanks for sharing the news to us. Iphone is commonly used by users in the world. IOS 12 is the newest system for the phone. It is important to have the security awareness of the weakness. Users store everything on their phone, which includes phone number, credit card information, and social media accounts. It it important to secure the access authorities.

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  2. Nishit Darade says

    October 10, 2018 at 1:20 pm

    HI Brock,

    I just posted this article in week 6. Didn’t realize we overlapped. But i would say very good article as iPhone is the most popular device and most of the users update OS without hesitation. For me i wait until there is enough research is done for me to update.

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