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Gangs entered bank accounts via stolen cell phones

The Brazilian authorities proceeded to dismantle a gang that was embezzling money via mobile phones.

According to the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, the criminals claimed in their confession that they stole mobile phones to enter users’ bank accounts and sold them after snatching whatever money they could find.

Analyzing their action, The criminals explained that they took the SIM card out of the iPhone and put it in another phone. Next, they searched the social media for the victim’s email address and since it was usually the same mail he used for the Apple ID, they reset the Apple ID code via the phone number.

With the new password, they could access the iCloud Keychain to find all the passwords stored there, and in some cases even found passwords in the Notes app.

It is therefore surprising that this is a simple process that uses systems that are already available and does not require other hacking techniques or additional hardware. One of the criminals stated that in this way he can “unlock all iPhones from 5 to 11”.

Following the incident in Brazil, Apple has promised to make it easier for users to delete all their data from a stolen iPhone, without giving details to the public. With iOS 15, however, users will be able to detect even a locked iPhone through the Find My app. Until then, the best thing to do is not save passwords in Notes or your contacts or any other application that does not offer an additional layer of security.

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