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Title: Apple has Fixed the Lockscreen Bug that Allowed Anyone to Bypass Passcode to Access Photos & Contacts
Post by: HCK on April 06, 2016, 04:05:18 pm
Apple has Fixed the Lockscreen Bug that Allowed Anyone to Bypass Passcode to Access Photos & Contacts

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A vulnerability discovered in Siri last night has been patched by Apple through a server-side update. The vulnerability made it possible to access photos and contacts on a locked iPhone running iOS 9.3.1. This was done by asking Siri to do a Twitter search and then when a contact info came up, the virtual assistant would end up giving complete access to Photos and Contact data to anyone.
 
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