iPhone thieves have found a way to break into a user’s online life — their bank accounts, personal data, and passwords. Here’s how Apple can fix it.
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But all these security methods are useless if a thief can find a way to get into the user’s Apple ID account. They can remove Activation Lock, access a user’s saved passwords, and even get into confidential banking apps stored on an iPhone. The Wall Street Journal‘s Joanna Stern reported on the new method of thievery, showing how an iPhone passcode can be used to break into an Apple ID account. Apple identifies some devices as “trusted,” and the device passcodes of trusted devices can be used to reset an Apple ID account password.
Apple Should Let Users Disable This Feature
That’s why Apple should let users choose to disable their device passcodes as a way to reset their Apple ID password, if they so choose. This isn’t out of the norm for Apple — its latest security features like Advanced Data Protection, Lockdown Mode, and Security Keys are all opt-in — and it would seriously improve security. The company already offers account recovery methods much stronger than a device passcode, such as recovery contacts and a 28-character recovery key.
Users who have a 28-character recovery key enabled shouldn’t have to worry about their account being breached by a six-digit iPhone passcode. However, using these advanced methods isn’t for everyone, especially for the average user who finds using a passcode as a reset method convenient. For these users, their online security portfolio is only as strong as its weakest link – their iPhone passcode.