David PhamApr 22, 2023
JoannaStern

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.

WSJ
Apr 21, 2023 at 7:30pmWeb
Show threadThink of DaveApr 21, 2023
@joannastern @nicolenguyen I didn’t see where the WSJ article mentioned Security Keys. Might enabling this feature help prevent this disaster from happening, and if so, would you recommend we turn off the recovery key option?
Show threadRandom ParticipationApr 21, 2023
@joannastern @nicolenguyen Best protection against this is to enable Screentime and block changes to iCloud without the Screentime passcode.
Show threadfive82Apr 22, 2023
@joannastern Thank you Joanna. My wife and I changed the settings you recommended on our iPhones.