Joanna Stern

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Joanna Stern @JoannaStern

This is a story about crimes happening across the country, but this is also about how Apple has put so much power in the passcode. That single string of digits allows a thief to: 🔴 Change an Apple ID password 🔴 Access iCloud keychain passwords 🔴Use Apple Pay (🧵2/7) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 24, 2023

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Joanna Stern @JoannaStern

Something crazy is happening around the country. Thieves are stealing iPhones—then people’s entire digital + financial lives. How do they do it? They're watching for passcodes. Our investigation into how a stolen iPhone can be so much more. (🧵1/7) https://t.co/MOJxwr4YGU — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 24, 2023

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Apple responded to our reporting: “We sympathize with users who have had this experience and we take all attacks on our users very seriously, no matter how rare…. We will continue to advance the protections to help keep user accounts secure.” (🧵3/7) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 24, 2023