Major Bug In iOS Gives Anyone Access To Your Phone Even If It’s Locked

This isn’t good. News has leaked out that iOS 6.1, 6.0.1 and 6.0.2 has a bug in it that allows anyone to bypass the lock code and have complete access to it. The process has been documented in a this video that has been posted online:

Apple has confirmed the bug and has committed to fixing it but no timeline was stated.

Here’s a hint to Apple: ASAP would be the timeline I would expect for a fix.

For those of you keeping score at home, this is the latest in a series of embarrassing bugs in iOS 6. Apple clearly has to get their software QA in a better place before they get accused of being Microsoft.

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