Apple has typically placed an emphasis on the security on its various products. However, it appears that thieves have managed to turn an integral security feature on the iPhone, against the victims who had their phone stolen. Here’s how its being carried out.

Thieves can turn Apple’s iPhone security feature against you

These thieves are breaking into stolen iPhones and after stealing the victim’s money, they block out the actual owners from their stolen iPhones. An example of this was highlighted in an Wall Street Journal report earlier this week. The report talked about iPhone owner Greg Frasca, who has been locked out of his iPhone since October from last year. Greg told Wall Street Journal that he is ready to fly all the way down to Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino to prove his identity and that the iPhone is actually his.

Frasca further added that he is even willing to pay a massive sum of 10,000 US Dollars to get back control of his iPhone since it contained 8 years of photos of his daughter. And unfortunately, this isn’t an isolated event and there are others that have been hit with this security exploit. In the case of Frasca, the thieves had stolen his iPhone 14 Pro and used his passcode to change his Apple ID password. Following this, the thieves even enabled the recovery key to prevent him from accessing his iPhone remotely.

For those unaware, the iPhone maker introduced the recovery key feature back in 2020 and it is a randomly generated 28 digit key. One needs to provide this recovery key to gain control of their Apple ID password. However, if a hacker of thief has your password, they can use this security feature against you. This practically leaves you with no method of recovering that account. According to an Apple spokesperson, “We sympathize with people who have had this experience and we take all attacks on our users very seriously, no matter how rare. We work tirelessly every day to protect our users’ accounts and data, and are always investigating additional protections against emerging threats like this one.”

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A New York Apple iPhone reseller has suffered a huge loss after being robbed outside an Apple store in Manhattan, New York. The unnamed 27-year-old man purchased about 300 iPhone 13s from an Apple Store on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. He was attacked by two men just outside the Apple Store and dispossessed of a bag containing about 125 iPhones.

The robbery incident happened at about 1.45 am and was reported by the New York Police Department. Luckily, the man was not seriously injured during the mugging but was punched in the face. The two men who alighted from a car also left the scene in the same car. The victim is reported to be a regular buyer of large volumes of iPhones for his reselling business. The worth of the stolen iPhone 13s was put at $95,000. The investigation of the robbery incident is ongoing and the New York Police Department has not announced any arrests.

It is unclear under what circumstances the man chose to make the purchase at such an early hour. It is also not known whether Apple had CCTV footage of the mugging to aid the police investigation. Expectedly, the criminals will be caught with support from Apple to the Police. The Apple iPhone is one of the most sought-out and expensive smartphones. They come with extended features and great performance capabilities. This could be a factor fuelling robberies of such a nature.

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