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  2. A simple Android lock screen bypass bug landed a researcher ...

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    Google has paid out $70,000 to a security researcher for privately reporting an “accidental” security bug that allowed anyone to unlock Google Pixel phones without knowing its passcode. The ...

  3. Here's Exactly How To Unlock an iPhone Without a Passcode - AOL

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    Using iTunes. You can unlock an iPhone without a passcode using iTunes, but it will require a factory reset. Here's how: 1. Connect your iPhone to your computer with the proper USB cable. 2. Open ...

  4. Security researcher bypasses iPhone's limit on passcode ...

    www.engadget.com/2018-06-23-iphone-brute-force.html

    It's not easy breaking into a locked iPhone. Try too many times and you can get locked out for years, even decades, or lose the device's data altogether.That's why law enforcement had to put ...

  5. Apple–FBI encryption dispute - Wikipedia

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    The two attackers later died in a shootout with police, having first destroyed their personal phones. The work phone was recovered intact but was locked with a four-digit passcode and was set to eliminate all its data after ten failed password attempts (a common anti-theft measure on smartphones).

  6. Apple introduces protection to prevent thieves from getting ...

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    Apple introduced new security settings with the iOS 17.3 developer beta on Tuesday to prevent thieves from entering your passcode to get your info, including account passwords. Apple will likely ...

  7. iPhone users should turn on Apple’s stolen device protection ...

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    After stealing a phone, the passcode can be used to unlock the device and change the Apple ID password in the phone settings. This way, Find My iPhone can be disabled, meaning that the target can ...

  8. How to turn on Stolen Device Protection on your iPhone to ...

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    Once you’re running (at least) iOS 17.3, do the following on your iPhone: Open the Settings app. Scroll down and tap Face ID & Passcode (it will be called Touch ID & Passcode on older models and ...

  9. Personal unblocking key - Wikipedia

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    A personal unblocking key ( PUK ), sometimes called personal unblocking code ( PUC ), is used in SIM cards to reset a personal identification number (PIN) that has been lost or forgotten. Most mobile phones offer the feature of PIN protection. After switching on the phone, if the PIN security function is active, the user is required to enter a ...