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Your iOS device passcode also gives root access to your entire iCloud account, including the ability to reset your account password. This was highlighted a coup
by bgentry 3y ago
Your iOS device passcode also gives root access to your entire iCloud account, including the ability to reset your account password. This was highlighted a couple months ago by the Wall Street Journal in relation to a recent wave of thefts & account takeovers which were exploiting this: 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...
It seems we all need to treat our iOS device passcodes with as much importance & sensitivity as the password to our password manager—essentially root on your digital life.
- AwaAwa 3y agoSo we're back to using old fashioned keys to unlock our residential/digital space. The more things change.....
- Arcanum-XIII 3y agoAccess to your icloud account will ask again your password to change things like subscription, credit cards and so on. So it's not root access per se. But very high.