You've made the comment, back it up. What do you use? I'll bet 20 people on MR will post how to get around your security. That's if your phone even has any.
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iOS 6.1 Bug Enables Bypassing Passcode Lock to Access Phone and Contacts
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You've made the comment, back it up. What do you use? I'll bet 20 people on MR will post how to get around your security. That's if your phone even has any.
These little bugs are interesting but I think its irresponsible posting videos that encourage people to dial the emergency services number as part of the work around even if you do have to immediately cancel it. A % of people will hit the wrong button or not cancel the call quick enough so some of the calls will get put through and I am sure they already get plenty of pointless calls already without adding to them!
I am safe because I don't have any contacts in my iPhone as I am a loner and only spend my time trolling around MacRumors.
When my son was 1 1/2, he grab the phone and somehow dialed 911. We hung up, but they called back... It took a look of convincing...
Lesson learned: keep the phone high... :-D
Huh?
Why would you come on an Apple forum and say that? You bored today? Not have a life?
Why would you come on an Apple forum and say that? You bored today? Not have a life?
Riiiight, like would be thieves would not find the Youtube, Gizmodo, and myriad other news posts that will be following this story. MR's audience is a well known den of thieves.
You have the right to say something, but claiming that you're safe because you don't use "iCrap" is inflammatory and childish. I for one think this is an issue because people can make calls on your account this way. You could even potentially call expensive numbers this way to avoid having to pay the bill yourself. It's a bug that needs to be fixed.
isnt that a good thing? im sure theres even a job describtion for those skilled people to find bugs and security flaws before "bad guys" take advantage of those holes
thx to anal and maybe nit picking guys like those apple gets a chance to fix it in the first place
1. Hackers.
2. Enterprises who are considering which device to allow on their network.
Fair enough. I do agree that people are quite stupid. You should see studies on how easy it is to change people's opinions with simple hand gestures and room temperature. We're not as sophisticated as we think we are.
Who figures this stuff out?
If I've got an infinite number of monkeys at an infinite number of iPhones, it seems more likely they'd crank out some Shakespeare!
Gary
If I've got an infinite number of monkeys at an infinite number of iPhones, it seems more likely they'd crank out some Shakespeare!
Gary
I've accepted some people with physical access have have a better chance of getting in.
But this isn't something that someone is going to do to bypass my code while I've popped out to check the mail or go to the bathroom.
I'm going to lock my phone and my MacBook just like I lock my house. I know that neither will keep anyone out, but it'll keep out a lot more than if I don't lock it.
Gary
I figured aout a way to hack MacRumors, get all the registered users details and delete everything from the site and it's backups.
Should I post the exact method here or should I let MacRumors know so they can fix it?
Should I post the exact method here or should I let MacRumors know so they can fix it?
Really smart to have a video and step-by-step instructions of this. Make sure this is readily searchable on Google so people who steal iPhones can search for this and get into people's phones.
