Hackers Claim That Even If You Deactivate Your Missing iPhone Via iCloud, They Can Still Get Your Information
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iCloud offers activation lock, which is specifically designed to "[make] it harder for anyone to use or sell your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if it's ever lost or stolen." As soon as you realize your iPhone is missing in such a way that you'll likely never see it again, such a deactivation protects your contacts, email, and photographs from being seen by prying eyes.
Now a hacker group called Team DoulCi says they're able to reactivate and use phones that have been disabled by activation lock. Security researcher Mark Loman says this is possible using a Windows PC because "the Windows version of iTunes does not properly verify security certificates."
This seems legit, according to Apple Insider:
The hackers, who are not affiliated with Loman, have demonstrated the attack's efficacy by sharing screenshots of what they say are calls to Apple's iCloud activation service. A number of others have chimed in on social media with similar success stories.
Loman suggests two reasons for this being the case: that it's a simple beginner's mistake, or that it was done on purpose, possibly to allow intelligence agencies like the NSA an unparalleled level of access to iCloud data.
Until Apple pushes out a fix, don't use iCloud on a public Wi-Fi network!
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