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With iOS 7.0.2, Apple Patches Lock-Screen Bypass Flaw
Apple on Thursday delivered a promised fix for the lock-screen bypass vulnerability discovered in its iOS 7 operating system last week. Included in iOS 7.0.2, it shores up a security flaw that, if exploited, could have given attackers access to an iPhone’s stored photos — and the email and Web services accounts used to share them.
Yes, Apple Is Working on a Fix for the iOS 7 Lock Screen Hack
In the meantime, just disable access to Control Center on your iOS device’s lock screen.Facebook Responds to Zuckerberg Profile Hack: Our Bad (Sorta)
The hacker says he was just trying to help!iOS 7 Will Immunize iPhones From Bogus Charger Attacks
Simple fix for a theoretical exploit.Is Ibrahim Balic Behind the Apple Dev Center Hack? Maybe Not.
Apple’s response to the breach suggests a more serious intrusion by nefarious players, not an altruistic Whitehat like Balic.News Byte
Heard About the iOS Lockscreen Hack? No, Not That One — The New One.
Apple’s iOS passcode vulnerability issues have turned into a game of Whac-A-Mole. On Tuesday, the company shipped iOS 6.1.3, which repaired a pair of flaws that could be exploited to bypass an iPhone’s lockscreen to gain access to user data. Today, a similar flaw has been discovered in 6.1.3. It affects only the iPhone 4, and the hack to exploit it is quite involved. But a vulnerability is a vulnerability, and Apple now has another one to repair. To be fair, the iPhone maker isn’t the only company struggling with these issues. Samsung said today that it’s working on a fix for a lockscreen vulnerability on its Android devices.News Byte