A vulnerability in iOS 9 allows access to data from the lock screen

In iOS 9 discovered vulnerability that allows you to bypass the lock screen and access the photos and the list of contacts stored on the device.

Bug found Jose Rodriguez, who two years ago found a similar vulnerability in the iOS 6.1.3. As Rodriguez explains in the video below, is used to break into, to call Siri screen lock.

Under certain circumstances, this leads to the fact that right from the lock screen, you can obtain limited access to the information stored on the iPhone or iPad.

AppleInsider They conducted their tests and confirmed that the vulnerability only affects devices that are locked by a simple 4- or 6-digit password. Complicated and long password made up of numbers and letters, could not be avoided.

This feature is also found in the update iOS 9.0.1 and the beta versions of iOS 9.1, so that the correction of Apple will have to wait.

However, to protect themselves, users can disable Siri function call from the lock screen. To do this, go to "Settings» → «Password" and "Accessing the screen lock" switch to turn off Siri. You can also change your password to a more complex.