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New iPhone fingerprint scanner hack allows attacker to hijack Apple ID from devices

One after another more and more new Apple iOS7 lock security vulnerabilities are getting revealed, this time the German security firm SRL has discovered an vulnerability which uses flaws in Touch ID Fingerprint authentication and iCloud allowing unauthorized access to a locked device and potentially gain control over an owner’s Apple ID. Apple iOS7 allows users to Turn On the Airplane mode from lockscreen without a passcode, this oversight allows an hacker to disable internet connectivity and hence the remote wipe security feature. Do watch the video posted below.

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Sometimes I wonder if advanced technology has become more and more of a theoretical selling point. Every new iPhone seems to come with some glitch or another. Why should I buy the one promising security when it lets anyone in with unauthorized access?

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