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With just a few quick steps, it’s easy to open the phone app on any locked iPhone running iOS 6.1. From there a person has full access to the photo library, can edit contacts, send emails, text messages or even make a FaceTime call. It’s so easy that it’s downright silly.<\/p>\n
As shown in the video here, the process involves holding down the power button and aborting an emergency call. It worked for me although the timing is tricky.<\/p>\n
The flaw causes the phone to load the phone app, giving anyone full access to the dialer, contact list, voicemails, call history and photos by editing a contact. An email or text message can be sent by sharing a contact. FaceTime is accessible through the contacts as well.<\/p>\n
Update:<\/strong> Apple has reached out to TechCrunch with the following comment: <\/p>\n Apple takes user security very seriously. We are aware of this issue, and will deliver a fix in a future software update.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The exploit is fairly easy to access but the timing is tricky.<\/span><\/p>\n The last bit is the hard part. The timing needs to be just right. It took me about 20 minutes to get the timing down.<\/p>\n While new to iOS 6.1, this isn’t the first time a simple workaround has resulted in similar access. A comparable exploit was found in iOS 4.1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Apple will likely address this exploit<\/a> rather quickly. It’s a massive backdoor to some of the iPhone’s core functions.<\/p>\n\n
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