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September 21, 2019 12:10 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/_nZMfirh0uE/ios-13-ships-with-known-lockscreen-bypass-flaw-that-exposes-contacts
iOS 13 Ships With Known Lockscreen Bypass Flaw That Exposes Contacts
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Apple released iOS 13 with a bunch of new features. But it also released the new OS with something else: a bug disclosed seven days ago that exposes contact details without requiring a passcode or biometric identification first. Independent researcher Jose Rodriguez published a video demonstration of the flaw exactly one week ago. It can be exploited by receiving a FaceTime call and then using the voiceover feature from Siri to access the contact list. From there, an unauthorized person could get names, phone numbers, email addresses, and any other information stored in the phone's contacts list. An Apple representative told Ars the bypass will be fixed in iOS 13.1, scheduled for release on Sept. 24.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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