JoannaSternApr 21, 2023

Thieves are stealing iPhones and passcodes. Then they immediately flip on a hidden switch called the recovery key to prevents victims from ever getting back into their Apple accounts.

The next chapter in the iPhone theft saga, with @nicolenguyen

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-iphone-setting-thieves-use-to-lock-you-out-of-your-apple-account-716d350d

And my latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCfb9Wizq9Q

The iPhone Setting Thieves Use to Lock You Out of Your Apple Account

The recovery key was designed to make Apple IDs safer. Instead, these victims permanently lost family photos and other precious digital possessions.

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@joannastern @nicolenguyen Best protection against this is to enable Screentime and block changes to iCloud without the Screentime passcode.
Apr 21, 2023 at 9:34pmIceCubesApp