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Video: Stolen iPhones Can Give Up Passwords in Only Six Minutes

Posted 02/10/2011 at 6:42am | by J.R. Bookwalter

Here’s a scary statistic: If your iPhone is lost or stolen and the thief knows what they’re doing, they can get the handset to cough up passwords stored in its keychain in only six minutes -- without ever having to crack through your passcode.

Robbers Set World Record for Cleaning Out Apple Store

Posted 09/02/2009 at 10:34pm | by Arvind Srinivasan

Kids, you should never do anything like this in your life. Ever. And crime doesn’t pay, even if this video seems to indicate otherwise.

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