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    Apple’s iPhone Passcode Problem: Thieves Can Ruin Your Entire Digital Life in Minutes | WSJ

    The Wall Street Journal

    3 HN mentions · mentioned in 3 months, 2023

    YouTube

    9:00 · 1.9M views · Feb 24, 2023

    A WSJ investigation by Joanna Stern into iPhone thieves who watch victims enter their passcode, then use it to lock them out of Apple accounts and drain bank and payment apps. It explains how the thefts work and how to protect yourself.

    HN cites it as evidence that knowing an iPhone passcode is enough to take over an Apple account.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @devoutsalsaApr 2023· in “Apple, Goldman Sachs Debut Savings Account with 4.15% Annual Yield”

      I’m also concerned about the the iPhone passcode problem. You can change the password on someone’s Apple account with only the passcode. There’s no prompt to enter the old password at all. Apple’s iPhone Passcode Problem: Thieve’s Can Ruin Your Entire Digital Life In Minutes | WSJ this video

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    2. @menusJun 2023· in “My 24 year old HP Jornada can do things an iPhone still can't do”

      > Lower chance of identity theft this video > Fewer privacy violations The only reason Apple booted Facebook tracking is to become the next Facebook in tracking with its ads. (1) (2) (1) [LINK] (2) [LINK]

      CriticalView on HN
    3. @lazycouchpotatoSep 2023· in “iFixit – We Are Retroactively Dropping the iPhone’s Repairability Score”

      They don't need to force anyone to do anything. They can just shoulder surf you entering your PIN. this video

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