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How a Thief with Your iPhone Passcode Can Ruin Your Digital Life

  • Adam Engst--TidBITS
  • published date: 2023-02-26 21:03:57 UTC

The Wall Street Journal reports on a spate of attacks in which iPhone thieves obtain your passcode and then change your Apple ID password, disable Find My, make purchases with Apple Pay, and more. Some attacks are as simple as the miscreants surreptitiously w…

Joanna Stern and Nicole Nguyen of the Wall Street Journal have published an article (paywalled) and accompanying video that describes a troubling spate of attacks reported by individuals and police d… [+11485 chars]