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Passcode bypass bug discovered for iOS 6.1.3

By Nick Arnott, Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 a 4:39 pm

Apple recently released iOS 6.1.3 which included a fix for the passcode bypass bug that would allow an unauthorized person to access the Phone app on a locked iPhone. One day after the update, however, Matthew Panzarino of The Next Web is reporting that a new bypass bug has been discovered, this time by videosdebarraquito.

Second iOS Lock screen bypass discovered, doesn't really expose filesystem

By Nick Arnott, Monday, Feb 25, 2013 a 10:49 pm

A couple of weeks ago a bug was discovered in the iOS 6 lock screen that allowed a person to access the Phone app, make phone calls, and get at a user’s contacts, without entering a passcode. Now a new, similar bug has been found, but it is being reported that this one will actually allow you to read from and write to the device, with unauthorized access to the filesystem. However, this does not appear to actually be the case.

Apple promises fix for iOS 6 passcode bypass bug

By Joseph Keller, Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 a 4:23 pm

Apple has release a statement concerning the iOS 6.1 bug that, through a complex series of button pushes and taps, will allow someone with physical access to an iPhone to bypass the passcode lock and get at the private content inside.

iOS 6 passcode bypass discovered, could allow snooping

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 a 10:26 am

Once again a way has been found to bypass the iPhone's Lock screen passcode, this time for iOS 6.x, and involving a complex series of button pushes and screen taps to basically put the system into apoplexy. This particular Konami code of doom was reported by Adrian D'Urso of Jailbreak Nation: