Locked iPhones Can Be Unlocked Without Password 102
snydeq writes "Private information stored in Apple's iPhone and protected by a lock code can be accessed by anyone with just a few button presses. Pressing the emergency call button at the unlock screen, followed by two taps on the home button, takes you to the iPhone's private 'favorites' page without the need to enter the unlock code, MacRumors user greenmymac has found. If the owner of the phone has favorite entries in their address book containing URLs, e-mail addresses or mobile phone numbers, then those entries can be used to launch the browser, mail application or SMS software, and gain access to private Web favorites, e-mail messages, and text messages stored in the phone, again without entering the unlock code."
CALL OUT THE DOGS (Score:4, Funny)
Quick, to the Apple-bashing-mobile
Re:CALL OUT THE DOGS (Score:4, Funny)
This just in (Score:0, Funny)
Physical access to hardware means that software-level security can be bypassed!
Re:CALL OUT THE DOGS (Score:3, Funny)
Quick, to the Apple-bashing-mobile
It's called the Applesauce-mobile, thank you.
Re:Back door anyone? (Score:5, Funny)
Doesn't sound impossible to me, considering how many /.er's buttons Apple manages to push remotely.
Re:CALL OUT THE DOGS (Score:3, Funny)
Holy annoyed fanbois, Batman!
Re:CALL OUT THE DOGS (Score:5, Funny)
There's no need to fear! Apple Apologist Squad to the rescue!
Quick, spin that security vulnerability into a feature! Now, follow up by making excuses for ridiculously overpriced hardware! Finish them off by implying that 6.5% PC market share growing to 7.2% PC market share is the new "Apple Revolution"!
We've done it! Truths about the downsides to Apple products have been dismissed and discredited, and the comfort provided by our elitism can continue for years to come. Well done Apple Apologist Squad!
Re:not really surprising (Score:4, Funny)
Re:CALL OUT THE DOGS (Score:1, Funny)
Re:not really surprising (Score:3, Funny)
No, he's just putting out a fire by using the time-honored "Gasoline Method".
Re:not really surprising (Score:4, Funny)
Re:The easier and more complete way (Score:4, Funny)
Well, that's good to hear.
(as an aside: I shall no longer consider Brilthor a reliable source. Do you hear that Brilthor? Your credibility has been attacked by cduffy! cduffy has a 3 digit slashdot ID, yours is 6. I implicitly trust cduffy over Brilthor - unless new evidence is presented. Or a lower ID backs Brilthor. Then I'm going to be confused.)
Re:CALL OUT THE DOGS (Score:1, Funny)
They all look similar, so make sure you have the right keys
Also, make sure to change the keys [slashdot.org] if there's the slightest chance they've been compromised!