“A new bug in Apple’s iOS 5.0.1 software could allow unauthorized access to contacts and the calling features of an iPhone, bypassing passcode protection,” Tom Warren reports for The Verge.
“That is the claim from iPhoneislam, which discovered the flaw this week,” Warren reports. “The method is a little tricky and involves inserting and ejecting the iPhone’s SIM card, leading to a bypass of the passcode and access to the phone app after several missed calls to the device.”
Warren reports, “Unlike previous iOS security flaws, the process needs to be performed a number of times and requires the “attacker” to know the victim’s phone number or have a spare SIM card handy.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: If this is the best “flaw” they can come up with, iOS’s security reputation is safe.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Brawndo Drinker” for the heads up.]