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Second lockscreen bypass exploit discovered in iOS 6.1, data vulnerable via USB connection

Apple either needs to assign its iOS security people some business hammocks or take their current ones away… A second iOS 6.1 bug has been discovered that gives access to contacts, photos and more. The vulnerability uses a similar method as the one disclosed previously, though it apparently gives access to more user data when […]

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Apple’s iOS 6.1.3 beta could fix security holes, disable Evasi0n jailbreak

It was awesome while it lasted. Per Forbes, Late last week Apple released an update for iOS to developers in beta that prevents the use of the popular jailbreak software evasi0n, according to one of evasi0n’s creators who tested the patch over the weekend, David Wang. Wang has stated that he’s analyzed the 6.1.3 beta […]

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disableEmergency app available through jailbreak, helps bypass iOS 6.1 lockscreen exploit

The hackers get the last laugh this time around. Per The Mac Observer, the jailbreak community has beat Apple to the punch with its own solution to an iOS 6.1 bug that could give someone access to your iPhone without knowing your passcode. The app, dubbed “disableEmergency”, removes the Emergency Call button from the lock […]

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Lockscreen bypass available in iOS 6.1, contacts vulnerable through hack

Ok, they’re probably going to need to fix this. Per The Verge, a security flaw in Apple’s iOS 6.1 lets anyone bypass your iPhone password lock and access your phone app, view or modify contacts, check your voicemail, and look through your photos (by attempting to add a photo to a contact). The method, as […]

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Apple announces upcoming fix for iOS 6.1 Exchange bug

You know that iOS 6.1 Exchange bug? Apple says a fix is on the way. Per MacRumors, just a day after Microsoft offered workarounds for an iOS 6.1 Exchange syncing bug and said that it was working with Apple on a solution, Apple has announced on its support page that it has identified the problem […]