iOS 10 it's extremely secure and Apple can't access customer data, right? Well, it seems that the reality is completely different. In the video clip below you can see a serious security problem of iOS 10 that allows the removal of the security code of our terminals without entering at any time or other the security code of the terminal.
The entire procedure is done directly from LockScreen, with the terminal locked, so we are talking about a major vulnerability of the operating system that allows an attacker to access our data. The security problem exists in iOS 10.0.3 and iOS 10.1 beta 5, so Apple probably didn't know about its existence yet to close it, or didn't want to.
Using this vulnerability of the iOS 10 operating system, we can remove the security code to access the contact book from our terminals, as well as the photos. Moreover, we can also see the entire list of applications visible in the main application screen, so we are talking about very important data that is not protected.
iOS 10 - how to remove the security code
Even if this vulnerability does not allow accessing other data or changing settings, there are many people who have intimate pictures saved in their terminals. In this idea, some ill-intentioned people could see those pictures, record them with another device and use them to harm the owners of the terminals.
Based on the list of applications, a hacker could use the right exploits, or a phishing attack to attack a specific person, so we are talking about a major problem. The procedure itself is not easy to do and involves going through a lot of applications, but in the end you get exactly the same result.
The only method to prevent the exploitation of iOS 10 in this mode involves removing the music from your terminals, because in this mode the option to select another song no longer appears. Considering that this security problem has been disclosed, it will be solved soon by the Apple company through an iOS 10 update.
