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Yet another iPhone lockscreen vulnerability. This time in iOS 7.02 [VIDEO]

Yet another iPhone lockscreen vulnerability. This time in iOS 7.02 [VIDEO] | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Another day, another privacy vulnerability found in iOS.

When will Apple learn that a lockscreen should really, properly, lock the phone?

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Gust MEES's curator insight, September 30, 2013 12:33 PM

 

Israeli researcher Dany Lisiansky uncovered the flaw, and made a video to demonstrate a way to take a victim’s locked iPhone running iOS 7.02, and ===> access their call history, voicemails and entire list of contacts. <===


Learn more:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Nobody-is-perfect

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

Gust MEES's curator insight, September 30, 2013 12:37 PM

Israeli researcher Dany Lisiansky uncovered the flaw, and made a video to demonstrate a way to take a victim’s locked iPhone running iOS 7.02, and ===> access their call history, voicemails and entire list of contacts. <===

 

Learn more:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Nobody-is-perfect

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

 

Gust MEES's curator insight, September 30, 2013 12:51 PM

 

Israeli researcher Dany Lisiansky uncovered the flaw, and made a video to demonstrate a way to take a victim’s locked iPhone running iOS 7.02, and ===> access their call history, voicemails and entire list of contacts. <===

 

Learn more:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Nobody-is-perfect

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

 

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Another iOS 7 lockscreen hole opens up - call anywhere in the world for free!

Another iOS 7 lockscreen hole opens up - call anywhere in the world for free! | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Another iOS 7 lockscreen bypass has surfaced: this one lets you call anywhere in the world for free.

OK, not really "for free" - someone has to pay, and that's the owner, who probably assumed th...

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Infosecurity - Apple iOS 7: A Security Overview

Infosecurity - Apple iOS 7: A Security Overview | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Apple's new iOS 7, pre-loaded on the new iPhone 5s and 5c, is also available for download to older devices. It is said to include more than 200 new features – here we look at some of the security aspects and issues.

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Apple releases iOS 7.0.2 - swiftly squashing two lockscreen bugs

Apple releases iOS 7.0.2 - swiftly squashing two lockscreen bugs | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Apple has quickly fixed two lockscreen bugs that it introduced with iOS 7.

Well done, Cupertino!

(To all hardcore Apple fans reading this: that's not irony. I really mean it.)

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Gust MEES's curator insight, September 26, 2013 6:38 PM

 

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http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

Shafali Anand's comment, September 27, 2013 9:31 PM
Glad they did. I've been worrying myself sick about the ugh-ly buttons...people say they grow on you...perhaps they do...like warts. You've got to live with you've got.
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Security flaws found in Apple's iOS7

Security flaws found in Apple's iOS7 | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Two security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apple's new mobile operating system, less than 24 hours after launch.

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Gust MEES's curator insight, September 20, 2013 9:56 AM

 

In iOS7 this can be done even when the phone is locked with a passcode, as the voice-activated assistant Siri can be instructed to carry out the task.

 

The other flaw is potentially even more serious - allowing users' email and social networking accounts to be hijacked even when the user has locked and password-protected their phone.

 

Learn more:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

 

Gust MEES's curator insight, September 20, 2013 10:00 AM

 

In iOS7 this can be done even when the phone is locked with a passcode, as the voice-activated assistant Siri can be instructed to carry out the task.

 

The other flaw is potentially even more serious - allowing users' email and social networking accounts to be hijacked even when the user has locked and password-protected their phone.

 

Learn more:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

 

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Apple's iOS 7 Update Fixes 80 Security Bugs

Apple's iOS 7 Update Fixes 80 Security Bugs | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Yesterday's iOS 7 update brought a slew of bug fixes, 80 in total, to Apple devices.

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