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Title: News: Siri security issue lets users bypass iPhone 6s/6s Plus lock screen (Update: Apple issues fix)
Post by: HCK on April 06, 2016, 04:05:24 pm
News: Siri security issue lets users bypass iPhone 6s/6s Plus lock screen (Update: Apple issues fix)

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               A newly discovered security flaw in the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus allows users to bypass the lock screen and gain access to contacts and photos. The exploit only works on 3D Touch-equipped phones set to allow Siri access to Twitter, Contacts and Photos, but if all of those variables are in place, gaining access to a user’s photos is relatively easy. If a Twitter search run through Siri yields a tweet that contains an email address, a 3D Touch gesture…

Source: News: Siri security issue lets users bypass iPhone 6s/6s Plus lock screen (Update: Apple issues fix) (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/siri-security-issue-lets-users-bypass-iphone-6s-6s-plus-lock-screen)