A few months ago we presented you this iOS exploit which allows owners of tablets with covers Smart Cover to remove a security code without much effort. Although many people would consider this exploit a problem, one happy American can thank them to Apple for its existence. The man left his iPad on a plane 4 months ago, it was discovered by a mother and her son, and for 4 months the child began to find a method to unlock the tablet that had set a code of safety. With the help of the iOS exploit, he managed to unlock the tablet and the original owner was called to recover his lost product so long ago.
I left my iPad on a plane about 4 months ago. Today, I received a call from a kid whose mom had found it on the flight after me. He had no way to tell who it belonged to since it was PIN locked. He spent the past 4 months trying to figure out how to contact me. Apparently, the Delta flight attendant refused to take it from his mom (thanks Delta :/). Next he tried calling Apple, but they weren't able to help. Finally, 4 months later he figured out how to break into it using the smart cover hack. He was able to get into my contacts and find numbers. I live far away from him, but coincidentally my father lives very nearby. They met tonight and the iPad was returned and a reward was given.
So, today I'm very thankful for honest people and insecure Apple firmware. I suspect he's a redditor. So if you see this, come forward and claim your reddit gold!
It seems that even Apple did not agree to help the mother and child to unlock the tablet to return it to the owner, but the good part is that there are exploits in iOS. I don't know how real the story is, but it is quite interesting.
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