How thieves watch iPhone owners tap their passcodes in public before stealing their phones to lock victims out of accounts, access data, and loot financial apps
4 digit, 6 digit, alphanumeric — regularly! Joe Rossignol / @rsgnl : I've been reporting on Apple for over a decade and I didn't know or long forgot that you can reset an Apple ID password on an iPhone by simply entering the four-digit passcode - no other steps required! Keep your iPhone and passcode very safe. Reyhan Ayas / @reyhan_ayas : @rsgnl I tried all of those, but I was still targeted. You need to understand that people who want to steal can still steal. Joe Rossignol / @rsgnl : I think this report does a great job educating people on the danger of entering your iPhone's passcode in public absent-mindedly. - Use Face ID or Touch ID as much as possible - Hide your passcode with your hands if you can - Consider switching to an alphanumeric passcode https://twitter.com/... Filipe Espósito / @filipeesposito : This (thieves stealing phones to access bank apps) has been a problem for a long time in Brazil. But now that it's affecting people in the US, maybe Apple will care more and do something to change this. Filipe Espósito / @filipeesposito : First of all, there shouldn't even be an option to reset the Apple ID password using the iPhone's PIN code. https://twitter.com/... Joanna Stern / @joannastern : If this has happened to you or a friend, I'd like to hear about it. For months I have been interviewing people and it's clear not enough are talking about it—whether to law enforcement, banks and more. You know where to find me! https://www.wsj.com/... (🧵 7/7)