Unlocking your iPhone with a passcode in public places can be dangerous
The Wall Street Journal recently analyzed in a detailed article how thieves monitor users in public environments to find out their iPhone passcode while they are unlocking and then steal the phone to gain access to all their information. Now Apple itself reacted to this report and said that it continues to try to improve the safety of its products.
In the new report Wall street Journal Many examples of iPhone theft have been reported in which most of the users were present in coffee shops or other public places and then the phone was stolen from them and some were even Physical assault and threats They are set to hand over their devices to thieves.
Thieves usually secretly know the password to enter the iPhone and after stealing the phone, they gain access to all parts of the device. Thieves can use this password Apple ID Change the ability Find My iPhone disable and even cut off the access of other Apple products to the stolen device so that it is not possible to lock the information.
In addition, in these attacks, the thief can use the service Apple Pay And Banking applications The victim should use and send money to himself. The Wall Street Journal says that some thieves have even gained access to users’ Apple Cards by finding a picture of the victim’s social security number. Also with access to iCloud Keychainthieves can practically access all user accounts and e-mails of a person.
Apple reacted to the new report of iPhone thefts
In response to this report, Apple says: “We sympathize with users who have had this experience and take any attack on our users very seriously, no matter how rare. We will continue to work on our safeguards Upgrade and help users keep their accounts safe.” However, nothing has been said about the next steps to increase the security of iPhone devices and accounts.
Joanna Stern, one of the authors of the Wall Street Journal article, tweeted in response to Apple’s reaction that the company could introduce new features for Recover Apple ID provide users and add capabilities to iOS to protect users from these attacks.
Currently, users are advised to use alphabetic passwords instead of purely numerical ones, at least to partially reduce the risks; Because it is a little more difficult for thieves to remember them.