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24th Sep 2015

VIDEO: iPhone flaw allows people to hack your passcode but here’s how to stop it

This might help

Paul Moore

This might help.

Keeping your data, privacy and information as safe as possible is extremely important but a man named Jose Rodriguez has recently uncovered a security bug in iOS 9.

Jose has a history of discovering glitches like this, he also discovered an obscure iOS 6.1.3 lock screen bypass two years ago, and it seems that he has uncovered another bug that’s related to Siri’s lock screen access and the iOS 9’s five-attempt lockout policy.

Speaking with AppleInsider, Rodriguez confirmed that he does not own the iPhone used in the demonstration below, nor were his fingerprints registered with Touch ID. Note: Only devices protected by simple four- or six-digit passcodes are vulnerable to attack, while those with long alphanumeric passwords remain unaffected.

He posted the video below in an effort to raise awareness among iPhone users regarding this flaw and while there’s no fix just yet from Apple, you can prevent this by taking the following steps.

Settings > Touch ID & Passcode, enter your current passcode and deactivate Siri under the “Allow access when locked” heading.

Here’s the video of how hackers can bypass your passcode (the voice command is in Spanish but it’s applicable to English also)

Clip via – videosdebarraquito

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iPhone,Tech