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apple-iphone-ios-update-stolen-device-protection-698d760e

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 3. Personal Technology

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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Illustration: The Wall Street Journal, Shutterstock
Joanna Stern hedcutBy Joanna Stern
and Nicole Nguyen
Updated Dec. 12, 2023 5:57 pm ET

Apple is rolling out a new security setting for iPhones following
Wall Street Journal reporting about a vulnerability that allowed
thieves to break into victims' devices and upend their lives.

The Journal reported on a nationwide spate of thefts where criminals
used iPhone owners' passcodes to change their Apple accounts, access
saved passwords, steal money and lock them out of their iCloud-stored
photos and videos. Thieves in New York, Chicago, New Orleans,
Minneapolis and other cities watch iPhone owners tap in their
passcodes before stealing the targets' devices.

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