iOS 6.1 Security Flaw Grants Limited Access to Phone
With Apple’s newest iOS Update and just a few quick steps, it’s not hard to open the phone app on any unlocked iPhone running iOS 6.1. After that, the person can pretty much do anything on your phone, as seen in the video below.
As far as HOW someone came across this completely random set of commands to get this result, don’t ask me.
The process involves holding down the power button and aborting an emergency call.
This flaw causes the phone to load the phone app, giving anyone full access to the dialer, contact list, voicemails, call history, and (photos by editing a contact). Emails or Text messages can also be sent by sharing a contact, and Facetime is accessible through the contacts as well.
App had this to say on the matter to TechCrunch,
“Apple takes user security very seriously. We are aware of this issue, and will deliver a fix in a future software update.”
While it’s not as easy as it looks in the video, having taken the creator ’20 minutes to get the timing right’ it’s still something that is worth sharing.
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