Another Siri Bug: iOS Flaw Allows Access to iPhone Photos and Contacts

New iPhone lock screen hack

Hackers can bypass iPhone and iPad security and access your photos and contacts - no countersign needed!

Anyone can featherbed iPhone passcode to access your Photos

A new study from a security researcher reveals an iPhone security flaw that uses Siri to bypass iPhone'south passcode. The hacker will, nevertheless, need to have physical access to your phone. Attacker likewise needs to know your telephone number for this assail method to piece of work. But, anyone can larn it past request Siri "who am I?"

Once they know your phone number, hacker needs to call your phone, click on the Bulletin icon from the response choices, and cull to ship a custom message every bit a reply to the incoming call.

The hacker then tells the phone toPlow On VoiceOverusing Siri, returning to the message screen. Post-obit a few other simple steps, anyone can manage to go admission to your photos and contacts.

You can run across this iOS security hack (works on both the iPhone and iPad) in action in the video below:

Remember, this is non a new flaw, as we accept previously seen this hack working on different versions of iOS. Most recently, Apple tree fixed the issues in iOS nine.iii.1 where - like the current flaw - Siri allowed admission to Photos and Contacts without request for a passcode.

The latest flaw reportedly works on iOS 8 and later, including 10.ii beta 3. Apple is expected to send a fix in an upcoming software update. In the meanwhile, y'all can avoid these type of security hacks by disabling Siri on lock screen from Settings > Siri > toggle off Access on Lock Screen.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.