A hacker has found a way to bypass the iPhone 5 lock screen to get at your contacts. Ironically, he got in by asking Siri, Apple's voice-activated "helper."
The iPhone's lock screen is the easiest way to protect your phone from prying eyes in the event that it is lost or stolen - but activating Siri from the lock screen is like having no protection at all.
Siri caused other lock screen problems that needed fixing - it seems like déjà vu all over again - where holding down the home button allowed you to just ask nicely for your phone to bypass its own security.
The bug affects devices running iOS 7.1.1 - the latest Apple release.
Here's how to close the hole while...
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- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security