Vid A security flaw in iOS 9 allows anyone who has a locked Apple iThing in their hand to view its contacts and photos without having to enter a passcode. Apple has promised that iOS 9 offers better battery life by implementing a new low-power mode that activates once the battery falls below a 20 percent charge.
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The new six-character lockscreen may look to be a tighter security code with a cap on number of gussess at a time, enough to safeguard your personal files, contacts etc. But, with Siri on the lock screen, getting access to your personal data could be just a fingertip away. We weren’t able to replicate his method at Tom’s Guide, but others have been able to. Once you are done with it, access photo library under add photo option. When you set up Touch ID, iOS requires you to have a passcode too, and you can always tell the Touch ID login process that you want skip trying your fingerprint and use your passcode instead. This can be done by unchecking a feature in the Settings app.
To exploit the bug, would-be hackers repeatedly mash the numbers on the passcode screen until the iPhone threatens to lock the user out.
The hack, which can be carried out with worrying simplicity, was discovered by a YouTube user who found how exploiting the use of Siri on a PIN-protected iPhone can open up its contents.
You can ask Siri to pull up messages, phone logs, calendar, clocks, Safari and pretty much anything else your heart desires after the iPhone’s lock screen is breached. Similar bugs popped up in iOS 5 and iOS 7 – although in each case, subsequent updates fixed the problem.
Apple’s App Store of iOS recently went through a major security breach which put forth the company’s content security measures in question.
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If in a bolt of excitement you have already made the switch to iOS 9, then wish you never lose your iPhone.
