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New iOS Passcode Bypass Allows Viewing and Sharing Photos from Locked iPhones

  • 17 October 2018
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Jasper_The_Rasper
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Works on iOS 12.0.1, uses VoiceOver to bypass screen lock

 
16th October 2018, By Sergiu Gatlan
 
Just as he did the last time he managed to bypass the screen lock on iPhones running iOS 12, Jose Rodriguez iOS enthusiast and hobbyist hacker managed to find a way to work around the iOS lock screen to view and share photos from a locked iPhone.
 
Rodriguez uploaded a video on YouTube showing how the vulnerability he found can be exploited with the help of accessibility features implemented by Apple within iOS to enable users with visual impairments to use their devices.
 
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MajorHavoc
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Wow, this took a few tries, but yep, you can look at photos kind of randomly. But you don't get full access, just the ability to add unseen photos to a message, and then you see them. Would take a log time to see all photos with this method. 
- Owen Rubin,  Apple Expert. Worked in Vision Pro team and early Mac HW and OS engineer at Apple. Machines: 2017 iMac Pro 27" 5K 3GHz 10-Core Xenon Sonoma 14.x. 2023 14" MacBookPro M2 Max Ventura 13.x, 2018 16" MacBookPro Ventura 13.x, and a dozen or so older machines for testing. iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 6.

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