Protect iPhone, iPad before iCloud security hole

IOS device users should set a password or use fingerprint identification to improve security. Page 9to5Mac has posted information about vulnerabilities in iOS 7.1 that can be exploited to disable the Find My iPhone feature.

Accordingly, the account Miguel Alvarado has successfully performed Find My iPhone shortcut and deleted iCloud account. The device can then use all Apple services and the device owner cannot find it again

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Find My iPhone feature.Photo: Apple.

The way to exploit the vulnerability is considered to be difficult to implement successfully, and users have many other ways to better protect their device. According to Yahoo, even if the Find My iPhone function is disabled, Apple can still lock the device based on the device identification number (IMEI). With the iPhone, iPad lost, users report back to Apple or the network, the device will be blacklisted and cannot be activated.

In addition, to enhance safety for iPhone, iPad, users should set a password at the lock screen. When the machine is lost, the thief will not be able to access the installation to exploit the iCloud vulnerability. With iPhone 5S, fingerprint recognition is also a convenient and safe security mechanism.