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non paywalled: https://archive.ph/5TjOQ https://archive.ph/5TjOQ "...With only an iPhone and its passcode, an interloper can within seconds change the password
by supernova87a 4y ago
non paywalled: https://archive.ph/5TjOQ https://archive.ph/5TjOQ
"...With only an iPhone and its passcode, an interloper can within seconds change the password associated with the iPhone owner’s Apple ID. This would lock the victim out of their account, which includes anything stored in iCloud...
...Once thieves possess both passcode and phone, they can exploit a feature Apple intentionally designed as a convenience: allowing forgetful customers to use their passcode to reset the Apple account password...
...authorities came to believe he was the victim of a group of thieves that target New York bar-goers, launder money via apps and then resell the phones. This particular group is believed to be responsible for more than 30 incidents..."
- wackycat 4y agoGood thing you dropped the archive link as now it's not just a paywall but a 404. I find that quite strange for something like WSJ; either leave it up, or issue a retraction or editor's note in it's place or at the top. Major journals shouldn't take down stories.
- supernova87a 4y agoHmm, sorry for that. The story is there, I guess they just changed the URL for some reason: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-iphone-security-theft-passcode-data-privacya-basic-iphone-feature-helps-criminals-steal-your-digital-life-cbf14b1a https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-iphone-security-theft-pas... (or maybe it was me with a typo, again apologies)
- wackycat 4y agoNice! Of course my skepticism of the media immediately made me assume a quiet takedown haha. Thanks for linking!