How iPhone thieves are locking owners out of devices l GMA
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 เม.ย. 2023
- The Wall Street Journal reports thieves are now exploiting an iPhone security setting called the “recovery key,” a unique 28-digit code originally meant to protect users from online victims.
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So basically Apple saying there's nothing they can do 😅
Pretty much smh
But they care 🤷♂️
Because your data is encrypted. Not even they can access it. That’s why they can’t help.
@@tiagomaqz - they can help by not letting people change the Apple ID password just by entering your PIN. they should have to enter your password or answer security questions only you would know. Apple could fix that problem today and they should or they don't care at all.
Apple needs to help their customers get their data back.
They won't. That's why they're calling them rare situations.
You’re data isn’t there liability.
They just gotta look to see if he or his family is in the photos. lol smh
Apple has made it their mission not to know or be able to access your data. A side effect of that unfortunately is that they wouldn’t know how to get it back if it’s been compromised. Without that recovery code, they can’t do anything.
@@housepianist Apple shouldn't let you change the Apple ID password without knowing the password or security questions. That is their fault and they created the whole problem. Also it's universally stupid to enter your PIN in public places like bars or restaurants or night clubs or public transit. Use biometrics and enter the PIN as little as possible, never around people or even in their line of sight. Guard your phone and PIN with your life or you will lose it, Back up photos and contacts and passwords to other services like Google. Don't put all your eggs in one basket or you may lose them all.
Thanks for bringing this to the attention of not just more people, But also keeping it in the news forcing Apple to do something. As Apple expects us to put more of our personal, and financial info on their devices, It's important for Apple to make it as safe as possible. I'm hoping to see big changes to fix things like this in iOS17.
The fact a simple or even hard passcode can unlock the ability to change a persons iCloud password is insane to me!
Lol
Chase's app security is trash too, it's so easy for a thief to just click forget password and change it using text confirmation after stealing a phone. They don't even ask for last 4 of social or any security questions smh. Apple also should require an apple id password when factory resetting the phone, or when turning off icloud. Many users don't like biometric face id including me The 4-6 digit pin should only allow users to bypass the 1st stage of iphone not stage 2 and stage 3 where you can change all the password settings and wipe the phone. Security should not be sacrificed in exchange for convenience, apple of all companies should know that better than anyone.
It’s a wonderful security vulnerability… for me… I had a iPad that I was locked out of because I couldn’t remember the iCloud password… I followed the instructions from WSJ and “hacked” the iCloud account, changing the password and gaining full access to it again!
Huge problem.. but it worked out for me 😬
this happened to me in Dominican Republic when I went to see my grandparents. They were able to steal money from my accounts easily even when I had an EXTREMELY difficult password. Now that I'm back on SAMSUNG, I know for sure I don't have to worry about nothing due to SAMSUNG KNOX!!!!
Big changes to what? Those people left their phone unlocked. Can’t teach logic 😂😂
I love how the main concern for most people was the videos and pictures, do the old school thing, plug it into any computer, you don't need ITunes, then when it asks, say allow to access, then just drag and drop them onto your PC or laptop, for the most part computers at home aren't usually targets of theft, then if you really want a backup, copy those onto USB. However, the majority of pictures and videos are never watched again so you can help yourselves by first deleting all the garbage pics before backing up
yea I worked with apple support first hand, and I can say that this happens all the time, it happened with 2fa ALL the time because when a phone gets stolen the phone number does to, so unless you can have that number transferred to another phone you are locked out. This usually became a problem when people would forget to update from an old number before the phone is stolen.
I seen this weeks ago Washington Post did a report. Thank you for bringing it up again. It angers me that the memories are forever gone.
I saw this.
It angers me too that law enforcement can’t prosecute these thieves for stolen data
These people didn't use biometrics. They were entering their PIN in public, which is totally stupid with iPhone's security protocols. Apple needs to fix this and stop letting people change their Apple ID password by entering the PIN. That doesn't prove your identity at all and they just ignore biometrics if they are present. You should be able to require biometrics for purchases and saved passwords too so thieves can't do anything with a stolen phone and can't disable tracking or change your password without knowing the password. Apple is not protecting its users.
First set up two hardware keys. Then go to settings, screen time on, set a passcode different from your unlock passcode to get into your device, go to content & privacy restrictions, scroll down to passcode changes and select “don’t allow”, and then select account changes “don’t allow”. These measures will block out a hacker and also a thief who physically took your phone while it was unlocked. It will be useless to them.
Apple needs to fix this dumb vulnerability immediately and not let people change your Apple ID password just by seeing you enter the PIN. That is amateur hour. A hacker from 1995 would know that was a bad idea. What kind of sense does that make at all? Knowing the PIN doesn't make you the owner of the phone, Apple.
Thank you!
@@ruth.. you’re welcome.
@@Bruce_K it’s not a vulnerability as Apple allows you to set two different passcodes just in case the first is compromised. Also there’s something called Face ID Apple uses to bypass the passcode so you don’t have to type it in.
No, sorry, since iOS 16 exists „safety check“ and „emergency reset“ and this is higher than the „privacy & content restrictions“
The lesson here is to protect your passcodes and don't make them easy to guess!
Thing is though sometimes apple has leaks and ur passwords might get corrupted.
@@yoBANNANA passwords are encrypted.
I took the lesson learned as buy an Android phone.
@@mowcowbell Androids are able to be compromised easier than iPhone so have fun with that.
@@dtxgmoney been rocking Android phones for almost 10 years. Never had a security issue.
my recommendations:
1. change your 4 digit passcode to an alpha numeric password instead. it will be harder for thieves to figure out what you typed as your password to enter your phone.
2. try to always use face id or touch id (if you still have a phone with touch id) when in public spaces like a bar, grocery store, etc.
I knew that since 2015 but thx tho
Apple needs to fix their ridiculous security of letting someone change your Apple ID password just by entering your PIN which they could over-see at a bar or ball game or concert or in a store or bus or subway. People need to stop being afraid of biometrics. The data is on your phone. Also you can set a Screen Time PIN - different than your regular one - and disable changing the password and other things without that. You can also get two security keys and add them to your account, which will prevent thieves from making changes. But the best security is never entering your PIN in public and using biometrics always. Apple should also let you REQUIRE biometrics to use saved passwords or Apple Pay or anything like that. Otherwise thieves could do plenty of damage by using Apple Pay to drain your bank accounts buying gift cards which are about as untraceable as cash and impossible to get refunded.
my passcode is 6 digits
My recomandation switch to S23 Ultra 😂 Android better all days !
@@supermanlegend7 No thanks. Keep your Android 💀
When traveling change from a 4 PIN code to complex code. Set up Face ID or Touch ID. They wouldn’t know how to open your phone. When out and about, make sure you gripping the phone tightly so they can’t steal if from your hands. Secondly they can’t change your Apple ID if you have more than one Apple Device. To change your Apple ID PW they would need a code generated from a secondary device like iPad or Mac. It’s not a text message code. It’s a pop up code that also shows the location of the device that is trying to change your settings.
Don't walk around looking at your phone. Be aware of your surroundings and keep your guard up. Thieves are weak and they look for weak people and easy victims.
in order for them to get access to his phone the thief watches him from behind and sees him entering his numeral passcode into his phone, and then they would snatch the phone away from him. that's how they were able to get access to his phone. had he used biometric log in like face id or fingerprint reader then these thieves would not bother going after him.
And here I thought GMA was going to advise us how to make the "Recovery Key" ourselves, so thieves couldn't possibly. But nah. Anyone with knowledge about this?
I was waiting for that too! 😩
google it
Me too. 💕✌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
A. Stop using your phone to store payment cards.
B. Download your photos - good ones to desk top device
C. Treat your phone like your house/car keys. Stop leaving it out & vulnerable to theft.
D. I've never dropped my phone in a toilet, because I don't use my phone in the bathroom - obviously. Hygiene.
All people need to do is stop entering their PIN in public. Only use Face ID or fingerprints. If that doesn't work, pull out a physical card or cash. Don't walk around holding your phone distracted. Keep your guard up. Thieves are weak and they prey on the weak. They look for easy victims and marks. Practice how to use Face ID so it works. Fingerprints are much better. Apple needs to fix the security flaws - resetting your Apple ID password and hijacking your account by entering a PIN should not be possible. I've heard there are work-arounds for the screen time PIN - they just say they forgot it and get right back to the PIN giving them total access to your phone. Android lets you set it so mobile pay and saved passwords require biometrics. Apple should do the same. Stop playing catch-up and get ahead of the game. Require biometrics, period. People are not going to trust them if it's so easy to hijack a phone. Also back up your data to Google, not just Apple - contacts, passwords and photos, at least.
So scary.
This only works if the thief has seen you use your passcode. Since I only use Face ID , or in earlier phones Touch ID, that couldn’t happen. Sometimes the phone asks you to input your passcode to open the phone, I will never do that in a public place. I feel for the folks who’ve had this happen to them, but it’s easily avoided.
The thieves are still going for phone that are unlocked. They grab them and go in and try and use any financial apps that are unlocked with the password because the phone is unlocked. In this case the user needs to go in on another device and immediately put it in lost mode and do an erase as well.
@@GNX157 - they can't do anything if you have Fingerprint or Face ID to log into the apps, like banking. But if they see you enter the PIN or record it on camera, they can change your Apple ID password and access any saved passwords if they have your PIN, because of Apple's poor security, not requiring biometrics for saved passwords and banking and Apple Pay. They make it way too easy for thieves and they could fix this tomorrow.
this actually happened to me and was left wondering how they accessed my account.
Never enter your PIN in public. Use biometrics. That is the first line of defense. For more security with Apple, use a Screen Time PIN which is different to lock down your phone and prevent any changes to your account. the more you enter the PIN, the more chance of being robbed unless you have added security like a Screen time PIN or a physical security key or 28-digit recovery key. Unfortunately those things also limit your account in other ways like not being able to use iCloud with Windows any more and you are at more risk of losing your data if you lose the recovery key or security keys. It's one more thing that can go wrong.
Obviously it’s either someone he knows who knew the passcode or he entered in front of strangers looking at his iPhone in plain sight.
iPhone setting if activated by the real owner gives only 10 consecutive attempts and wipes everything from iPhone to factory settings reset and locked out.
The best hackers can’t even hack clean.
The thief could have been targeting him from far away with binoculars, or even just feet away but behind him and over the shoulders.
@@MasterKoala777 - you don't even need binoculars. They could use a phone with a telephoto lens and shoot slow motion video or a regular digital camera.
Isn't it amazing how criminals get away with everything
That's why you back up your photos & videos onto your laptop/computer/external hard drives instead of relying on cloud storage. Furthermore, there may be people who gets their icloud hacked too...so do what you will with that info.
That's what I do. I got all my photos stored in my computer. Photos/videos won't fit in 5 GB iCloud and I don't want to pay subscription fee. The downside to offline backup approach is it isn't instantaneous compared to cloud storage.
I do it too
Nothing wrong with using cloud. Just use it with other methods of backing up your stuff and as you say, physical is nice.
The "cloud" sounds so fanciful & safe but some don't realize it's just a server somewhere. lol smh
@@shaggydawg5419 - if you can't afford $1-10 a month for backup, you are in serious trouble. It's better to have instantaneous real-time back up and use multiple services like Apple and Google. Don't put all your eggs in one basket which could be lost. Get all your email, contacts and photos backed up. Back up every day or more if you can. We don't want to be tied down to a computer. We want to be mobile.
Good lord smh 🤦🏽♀️
2:20 - Or how about just storing your photos and videos ON YOUR COMPUTER! And make a back-up of the hard drive/SSD as well.
This is the best Android ad ever
To prevent someone from accessing your account when your device is unlocked (or even when they know your device password)
Enable "screen Time" with a strong password. **keep this in a save place at home**
Go into "Screen Time" / "Content & Privacy Restrictions and disable" and change the permissions to "Don’t Allow" for:
Passcode Changes
Account Changes
awesome!! thanks i was hoping the video would tell me tht 😂😂 silly me
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Content and privacy restrictions are turned off for me so every other setting under it is automatically off, including dont allow for password or account changes. Is this okay?
@@Jbelly275 You have to turn it on and then change it to "don't allow".
@@joham ohhh ok thanks
Time for a class action lawsuit. You should easily be able to show a drivers license and previous credit cards used over the years on the account to prove identity
They suggest using Touch ID but iPhones (not counting the SE) haven't had that in years. Only Android flagships have kept fingerprints/touch ID (embedded in the screen too), so most iPhone users default to the passcode since face recognition can be slow too.
slow and secure > locked out of phones
The face ID on apple devices is superior to the android alternatives, even the ones that have a retina sensor (which has been long gone for a while, everything now is just photo I.D.). They really should bring back touch ID… and always can more than one finger.
Face ID has never been slow on my phone (IPhone12), never been an issue. I do wish it also had a fingerprint scanner
@@LostChildOfTime There are a lot of android phones out there from different companies, they all don't offer the same security features so unless you tried every android phone how can you say whats better.
Face ID is more secure, plus I think Apple will bring back fingerprint but on the screen as a dual choice.
Another reason to backup your data offline and not on the Cloud.
No, you do both. Offline can fail too. You do 1 backup offline and one to another cloud service.
Also, if he has a Mac the pics should be in his photos folder.
@@darthsigil - if you're locked out of your Apple ID, you lose all your data on all your devices. Also cloud storage with RAID servers is much better than anything normal people can do at home. I've had hard drives fail and phones die and lost data. I've never lost data with Google cloud yet over almost 6.5 years. Two cloud servers are better than 4-5 hard drives and cost very little in the long run. $1-10 a month per service for 50 GB to 2 TB. It would cost you more to buy multiple hard drives regularly and all the time it would take to backup the data constantly with redundancy.
Iphone needs to make it that face or finger print can be used along with pin code to prevent this from happening
They didnt say HOW his phone got hacked. What happened?
This happens to very few people. Basically the owner uses the passcode to log in whilst a thief watches/films it in public to then steal the phone afterwards and using the passcode they already have.
@@tiagomaqz I see. Thanks for responding.
Make at minimum two offline copies of photos. You can use a thumb drive with an app, or a cable to a computer. Then copy the photos on to at least one separate harddrive. And not one that keeps spinning all the time. Those eventually fail.
Yup! Saw that one coming a mile away, but apple can't seem to think ahead for the sake of 'simplicity' 🙄
Don't think I understood how the theft works. All the thieves need is your 28-character code? My phone was bought using my real name. When I call Apple customer support, they ask for the serial number. So, they link the serial number to my real name. Why doesn't your government issued ID enough to prove that it was stolen and you own the phone?
Watch the WSJ report, thief's are taking control of your bank account set up via Apple Pay.
I never do banking transaction on my phone
Exactly, I worked at an Apple store 8 years ago and if you brought in the receipt with your name and ID matching it was an easy issue to fix.
This video is irresponsible reporting. How it happens is there are thieves working in pairs. One watches from a high location for people entering the phone passcode, then directs the other what the code is and the phone to steal. The thief after theft immediately goes in and changes the Apple ID and pw. Now you’re locked out. Then the go in and use the ability to create the 28 character code, that only they the thief can use. That’s where the video picks up from.
Samsung loves this video
Why? So if your wallet is stolen and your bank cash card passcode is 1234 and you account get cleaned up by criminals, your reaction is your bank is not secure?
@Yg T it's 2023, I stopped using a wallet in the 90s. Nice try though
@@bluu_ice6554 ok so you've had no money or job since 90s, got it. Nice try though
This is why you don’t do nothing on your phone except to call
Because you never know what the evil in the world will do
You probably wrote this from your phone… 😒
@@sarumane666 yes I did but I use it out in public it’s not safe
The fix will come at an extra cost, giving me more reasons to embrace my android
It's so stupid that there isn't a certified and credible identification option for iOS users. However on the flipside, it does fall on the user to not publicly use their pin codes or other passwords in view of others. But simultaneously, despite it being more inconvenient, it should be harder to get this info from victims. I have my android set to require my fingerprint for all sensitive info or auto fill logins
I have apple devices and use face id and also fingerprint. Any financial apps on my phone require the password for that specific financial institution to gain access. Just having my phone doesn't automatically get you into any financial apps on my phone, unless you have the specific password for that financial institution.
Doesn’t help if you store your photos elsewhere if all you need is your passcode to get to that service and change that password also.
I recommend a usb drive on your keychain if you have a lot of important photos. Or you can put them onto your 32gb Apple Watch to display them
@@reardelt they can get your password from your password vault with your passcode
@@Slips85 Don't use password vault. Use another app for it.
Any iPhone which is stolen then screen is active can be applied to this issue?
Make a random order of the numbers everytime you type in your passcode.
thats why you have a physical local backup of your stuff
All Apple needs to do is enforce users to set a cloud passcode while setting up the phone and also ensure that user cannot set same passcode for their phone and cloud passcode.
All they need to do is stop letting people reset their Apple ID password by entering the PIN. That is poor security and sets you up to get robbed if you don't use biometrics. I think that's their point. It's a feature, not a bug. They want to say screw you to people who don't use biometrics as much as possible by leaving their phone wide open to attack.
It's also poor security that you can use Apple Pay and stored passwords just by entering the PIN. they should require biometrics for purchases and saved passwords or at least give you the option to require it. Instead they just make the PIN a master key for everything by default. That is totally unsafe and ridiculously.
To change the password, you should have to know the old password or answer security questions that only you would know. Period. Anything less is insulting our intelligence. Fix the problem, Apple. No more password changes without knowing the password or the security questions like any intelligent company requires. Convenience for someone who forgets their password should not come at the expense of security against thieves.
Having a way to identify yourself in person to Apple should also be an option which would make recovery easier. What's the point of even having biometrics if you can just bypass them with a stupid pass code anyone could see or record you entering? Then they ignore the fact the thief using your phone doesn't have your fingerprints or face. You shouldn't be able to access anything sensitive without biometrics.
That's a great idea. I think access to iCloud accounts should require 2-factor authentication and users should be required to log in to the Microsoft authenticator app with a SEPARATE password. Thieves would need to know that specific password in order to be able to retrieve the one-time authenticator code that Microsoft would assign.
The videos and photos on my iPhone are always backed up in Google Photo and I also back them up on a portable HD as well. It might also help to have the information for your bank and credit card companies so you can contact them to freeze those accounts. Some of them will let you lock those accounts out online.
The thieves can easily get into the bank apps if you have saved passwords and they get the PIN. Apple's security is a joke. They shouldn't let anyone change the Apple ID password without entering the old one or answering security questions and you shouldn't be able to use Apple Pay or saved passwords without biometrics, either. They just ignore the fact that the thief doesn't have your fingerprints or face and let them enter the PIN over and over or add their own face and fingerprints. They are a joke.
I set my recovery key password day one this feature became available. 👍🏿
How did you find it? Went into settings but didn’t find a Recovery Key, option.
It's call backing up your phone to a local storage device.
Turn off your access to your control center when screen is locked. They turn airplane mode on so you can’t even find it.
This happened to me in 2019 I lost 30 years of information photos videos purchased apps from Apple. They did NOT Sympathize at all and they did not work with me one bit!!!! Everyone please be careful with us.
30 years? iphone only been out for about 16 years
@@mr.nobody7405 macs
@@mr.nobody7405yeh are you aware that there was digital data and scanned pics before 2007?
@@Teluric2 you know she talking about apple
@@PauI. learn apple history of products before commenting
I ❤ my Android 😊📱😉
Looks at phone and sighs relief....
Phone: Android.
Same here
Never use passcodes in public only biometrics and set parental controls to not allow changes to settings.Treat it like you would a atm pin
I'm so glad that I use an Android. You don't hear this type of issue happening with Android phones.
Same... never going back to Apple ever.
Well of course we don't hear anything about Android. It seems like thieves consider iphones to be more profitable to resell than Android phones..
How did thieves get the initial password in the first place?
"shoulder surfing" basically looking over your shoulder or an area near you where they can see you put in your passcode without you noticing.
With that 100x galaxy phones snooping is easy
Galaxy Xcover6 Pro... All pics automatically stored on external SD card. Fingerprint scanner. All text messages and contacts backed up on SD card. Internal memory only used for storing non-critical data. Even all my game saves are on SD card. Nothing critical stored on any cloud services. The loss of these features on modern phones leads to these kinds of security breaches. Thank you Samsung for the Xcover6 Pro!!!
If your iPhone ever gets stolen, borrow a nearby Internet device and sign in to Find My to put your phone in Lost Mode IMMEDIATELY.
That’s the one thing about iPhones that suck. You literally lose all your photos
It’s always better to back up your iPhone and sync it with your photo app on your laptop or MacBook. Don’t risk it! It is always smart to back up photos multiple methods.
Cloud storage with RAID servers is better than your home PC or laptop. I've had several hard drives go bad and lost data and had a phone go bad and lost photos because they couldn't be backed up. Real time cloud storage is much better and I've never lost any photos for like 6.5 years. Cloud storage is cheap. You can get 15 GB with Google / Gmail for free which is plenty for most people. $1-10 each month will get you 50 GB to 2 TB. Having a physical backup is good too, but how long before it fails? Then what? Are you going to buy a new drive every 50,000 hours of use (mean time before failure with HDD)? High end SSD has a longer life, but also costs a lot more.
A good safety measure is to lock your control center on your Lock Screen. It prevents thief’s from putting your iPhone into airplane mode, making it possible to track your phone. I know it’s not a perfect solution, but it’s something.
As they said, don't put all your eggs in one basket.
I don't have iphone, I don't pay via phone, just credit card. If something happens, I call Visa/ Amex lost prevention to freeze my card. Replacement card arrived in less than 3 days.
the news reporter should have also added users should, enable a seperate screen time passcode to grey out the apple ID option and regularly back up their phone locally on their own computers
it's nice watching this from my android.
I should’ve kept my android phone
You know how Apple boost that their computers were more secured than Windows, well that's because is just enough Apple computers users to justify figuring out a way to hack it. With iPhones being so prevalent, as well as the fact that their users usually have more money, hackers want to find ways to crack iPhones. This recovery key method will get fixed but it's only a start as hackers will find better way to get into your iPhone.
Mac os more secure? There a book about mac malware..give me a break😂
Never use your iphone in crowds, this solves 99.99% of problems. Thieves target bars or party events and just stand behind naive iphone entering their 4 digit pins and not using biometric face id. All the thief has to do is remember the 4 digit pin factory, then factory reset your phone using the 4 digit pin. Then any icloud id and find my iphone and screentime privacy setting linked to it automatically gets shuts off. Why would the thief care about a 28 digit recovery code to lock the original owner out of their own icloud account. He'd most likely just wipe the phone and sell it for profit after draining all the bank accounts on the phone. I tried using forget password on my Chase app, with username automatically saved. They just texted me a confirmation code on the phone to reset password, then the theif can change the password. Add their checking account and drain your accounts.
Then they get arrested for bank fraud. It would be smarter for the thief to go buy gift cards using Apple Pay which are almost untraceable and can't be refunded.
simply back up your photos to your computer.
Did he enable the security key? It doesn’t seem so. Once you set this up. You make sure you keep it in a safe place, physically and somewhere else digitally that’s not iPhone. This is the unique SS ID to the phone to verify your identity
Thief can make new security key and it will replace the old one that it completely lock out
Hello how are you doing?
@@Violet-my5jq - No, they can't create a security key without entering the old one and removing it. Physical security keys can't be defeated.
This is if someone leaves their phone unlocked. Only so much we can do for dummies.
No, the thieves see people enter their PIN using cameras or drones and then steal them and reset their password and lock them out with a recovery key.
Companies have been burned by making accessibility/usability tradeoffs on account security before. The consequence of data being properly secured is that if you lose control of the keys to the castle you lose your data. It would be a problem if Apple could just swoop in and return access to these accounts because doing so implies that Apple has a "master key" when they absolutely should not.
All Apple needs to do is stop letting people change your password with the PIN that they could see in a bar or restaurant or on public transit or in a store. That is ridiculous. You should have to enter the password to change the password or answer security questions only you would know. They are making it too easy for people who forget their password or thieves. Also they should require biometrics for purchases and saved passwords, not let someone use the PIN and ignore the fact they don't have your fingerprints or face. Android is smarter.
Fingerprint ID on a iPhone they haven't had that since 8 years ago only on the SE
How do they unlock the phone? What’s the point of a finger print/face ID or code if it can be bypassed?
It can’t be bypassed. The thieves who do this are looking for people who enter there passcode in public then they have access to the phone and can reset the iCloud passcode. The easiest way to prevent this is use Face ID when out in public or fingerprint sensor. Also using a alphanumeric code makes it harder for thieves to remember the password.
@@Andy1341000 Makes sense, but how are they getting stolen? My phone is the only source of communication other than my IPad, but that stays home if I’m out and about.
Passed out drunk people
@@Andy1341000 wait so do they shoulder surf for their passcode then physically steal the phone?
@@Andy1341000 I have my Apple ID backed up with two emails and my phone number connected to it snd I never use public Wi-Fi or enter my passcode when I’m around people
The victim in the vid either didnt have a passcode on his phone or thief saw him use it. No matter if its Apple or Android if someone gets access to your phone unlocked then your shit is going to get wrecked really fast. This isnt some Apple exclusive scenario
Just call the network operator to block the simcard. Then ask the operator to blacklist the phone. Thereafter block the iPhone remotely through iOS as it's done on Android. Thereafter go to the police station to report it stolen. As for the pics🙄 other cloud services would have been helpful at this stressful time 🙄
We need 10 digit pin code now!
well it's just like credit card. don't give anyone your passcode. ALWAYS PROTECT IT!
I see people on the bus all the time entering their passcode to unlock their iPhone like fools, just asking to be robbed. Never enter the PIN in public where a camera or drone could see your fingers. If Face ID or fingerprint doesn't work, use a card or cash, don't enter the PIN ever in public, until Apple fixes this security issue.
Back up that data
Stop keeping everything on a phone.
One thing Apple heavily promotes to defend their "exclusivity" towards Android devices is "Security". Like their price-to-spec, this just proves yet again how it was all bullsh*t. 😂
So glad I'm no longer an Apple user
But how do thieves get the Iphone passcode in the first place?
They need to make phones more secure I have a VPN and everything on my phone but i still don’t think its safe
My question is: We all know about cloud storage. Why don't people take time once a week and move their personal photos & videos to a cloud storage, to prevent in losing the precious memories when your phone breaks or get stolen unexpected?
Also back up photos, contacts and passwords to Google. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Better to pay $1-10 a month for Apple and Google Cloud with 50 GB to 2 TB of storage than risk losing all of your data. Back up every day. Back up photos in real time. I use Gmail so my mail is always backed up and accessible.
You don’t even need to move the photos. If you have google photos on your phone, you can set it up to upload automatically
i will always carry android device LOL
Store stuff in non apple products this is how to get back to apple and force them to do something about this issues
Obviously they don't care about their customers 🤷♂️
So how did anyone steal your password to get into your account? 2. What’s the point of someone set a recovery code? What’s the point unless they steal your phone also?
Unfortunately all these companies don't care about customers. Today my Udemy account got suspended when I wanted to log into my account without any reason. I called them and they told me it is non of their business. I purchased many courses and now all gone but I will go after it and won't let them go scam others like me.
Thank God I don't use iPhone and not loyal to a corporation.
Y would I pay for cloud to store my photos elsewhere 😂
but the thief needs you PIN to do this! duh... non-issue unless you give the thief your 4 digit PIN to unlock the phone
thieves will observe other people put in their passcode in public when the victim is not noticing.
Get a transparency screen 🤷🏽, back up sensitive data to your computer, if only there was a fail safe for apple to actually just go on the computer and delete all data in the iphone itself remotely 🤷🏽 I mean, if it only exists or works right?
I think Touch ID can be so better. Most often my iPhone refuse to unlock with Face ID in public and I have to type in the passcode. This is where the thieves are getting it most.
Just carry some physical cards with you. Never enter the PIN in public with Apple, until they change their stupid behavior that lets you change the Apple ID password just by entering the PIN. Their security is a joke. I've never had any trouble with Face ID in public. The only time it doesn't work is in the dark with a dark screen too.
My instincts rebel against any kind of cloud storage. Air drop to your mac/pc and back up to usb drive or get an air enabled back up drive. It sounds like you need to set up all this stuff when your iphone is new so thieves can't do it later. That is kind of a lot of stuff they are recommending. Hassle.
The main thing people need to do is stop entering their PIN and use biometrics as much as possible. They are stored on the device and Apple can't access them. Apple also needs to immediately disable changing your password with just the PIN. You should have to enter your Apple ID password to change it or answer security questions that nobody else would know. Apple's security is a joke. You get someone's PIN and you can make purchases and use saved passwords to clean out their banks and max out their credit cards, as well.
@@Bruce_K I always see those crime dramas where the cops take the dead guy's thumb to unlock his phone or worse, the bad guys chop off a thumb to get to a guy's phone. And then, just crazy glue or some glue project or a injury could mess up your thumb print. Nope.
@@OWK000- you could probably enter all 10 fingerprints and maybe someone you trust like a spouse or friend or relative. Sure your fingers could get messed up where they can’t be recognized, but it’s not very likely. Your face could get messed up too by a car accident or a fight. That doesn’t mean you should go around entering your PIN in public. It’s safest to only use biometrics and if they change you go to a private place and enter the PIN to change them. You guard your PIN like keys or credit and debit cards. Beware of thieves.
Don’t share this video. It will give those who don’t know this ideas
There’s an easy fix that apple needs to tell their customers. Go to screen time, content & privacy restrictions & scroll down to password changes & then account changes & select don’t allow.
Thank you
Someone said the thieves can easily work around that. You just say you forgot the screen time passcode and go right back to entering the normal PIN. I haven't checked this, but it would be easy to verify if it worked.
why they dont treat that guy differently .. cause his case is different ?.
Apple's response is so corporate bs!
Lock account changes in iOS
Apple recovery is literally a nightmare. Easily one of the worse parts of Apple.
That’s why I don’t have any money apps on my phone. Just games
jokes on you my iPhone a dinosaur hand-me-down
This is happing to Samsung as well
Them iPhones ain't worth shit, im glad i don't own a iPhone
What hell was face identy made for ?? If a total stranger can bypass it.
use fingerprint sensor to look iphone wow what an idea .... why havent i heard or thought about it cause , there is no such thing in iphone knowdays..........