Tag: Jim Herbeck

📅 May 27, 2010

New iPhone OS Vulnerability Jeopardize Your Data, Even When Using A PIN

Yes, a PIN will keep casual users from picking up your phone and making a call with it, or firing off an e-mail to your co-workers saying that you’re quitting and becoming an exotic dancer, but it won’t keep someone from accessing all your data.

For years, people are using a PIN code to keep their mobile data away from people’s eyes. All that is about to change thanks to Bernd Marienfeldt and Jim Herbeck. Engadget reports, that they have discovered a new iPhone OS vulnerability that leaves your data wide open, even when using a PIN

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