Apple makes security changes to protect users from iPhone thefts
Stolen Device Protection can prevent criminals from using your passcode to change your Apple account.
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Stolen Device Protection can prevent criminals from using your passcode to change your Apple account.
Apple added a feature to iOS 17.3 that appears to address an iPhone security vulnerability that lets thieves steal iCloud accounts using only a user’s iPhone PIN.
Apple is adding a new iPhone feature called Stolen Device Protection that limits what thieves can do with a stolen phone and passcode. Created following a report earlier this year about passcode-based thefts, the opt-in feature is included in the iOS 17.3 beta, now available for developers.
The new feature in iOS 17.3 aims to make it harder for thieves to mess up your digital life using a stolen passcode.
Apple has introduced a new 'Stolen Device Protection' feature for iPhone in the first beta of iOS 17.3.