**Major Security Flaw Discovered in iOS 7: How to Remove Find My iPhone Easily**
In a recent development, a significant security flaw has been uncovered in iOS 7, allowing users to remove the "Find My iPhone" feature from their devices. This vulnerability poses a serious risk as it enables thieves to steal your iPhone with ease and retain all your personal data without you being able to remotely delete or track the device. The issue is particularly concerning because it is incredibly simple to exploit.
### How the Exploit Works
To demonstrate the flaw, let’s walk through the steps shown in the video:
1. **Accessing iCloud Settings**:
First, sign into your iCloud account on a computer. From there, navigate to the section where you can manage your devices. This is where you can remotely locate or erase your iPhone.
2. **Removing the Password**:
Click on the device (iPhone) and attempt to remove it from iCloud. The system will prompt you for a password. However, if no password is set on the device, this step can be bypassed. By selecting "Password" and entering any random combination of letters or numbers, you effectively deactivate the security feature.
3. **Deleting the Description**:
After removing the password, go back to the device settings in iCloud. Click on the description field (if present) and delete it. Leave the field blank and save your changes. This action turns off "Find My iPhone" permanently.
4. **Verification**:
Once completed, attempt to locate the device using iCloud. The system will fail to find it, confirming that the feature has been disabled.
### Implications for Users
This exploit is a critical security flaw because:
- It allows thieves to steal your iPhone without you being able to remotely erase or track it.
- All personal data on the device remains intact, putting your privacy at risk.
- The vulnerability exists in iOS 7.0 and 7.1 versions, but Apple is expected to release an update (likely version 7.0.6) to address this issue before the official 7.1 release.
### Protecting Your Device
Until Apple issues a fix, here are some steps to keep your device secure:
- **Set a Password**: If you haven’t already, enable a passcode lock on your iPhone. This will prevent unauthorized access and make it harder for thieves to steal your data.
- **Enable Two-Factor Authentication**: Strengthen your iCloud account security by enabling two-factor authentication.
### Conclusion
This exploit highlights the importance of vigilance when it comes to device security. While Apple works on a permanent fix, users must take proactive steps to protect their devices. By setting a password and enabling additional security features, you can mitigate the risk until Apple resolves this issue. Stay safe!
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up guys a major security flaw was just discovered in iOS 7 that basically allows you to remove find my iPhone from your device effectively meaning somebody can steal your iPhone super easily and they can keep all of your info on it so you can't delete it from afar you can't find where it's at and it's so easy to do I can't believe Apple would let something like this slide into the latest version of iOS 7 now I am going to go ahead and show you how to do this and just for proof of concept I am signed into iCloud on my computer I'm going to go ahead and page my phone and I do get an alert right right there so it is hooked up to iCloud no worries there and it's so easy to do guys it really just requires you to go into iCloud and change a couple things around and I will go ahead and show you how to do that now the only reason you'd have to worry about this is if you do not have a password on your phone and if you go ahead and try and remove iCloud find my iPhone it doesn't work it asks for a password and effectively I can show you guys how to remove it just like that with the snap of a finger so just click right here and go on to password delete the password and just type in any random you know sortment of letters numbers select okay and cancel so that's step one and as you can see it's still on all you have to do is click on it again go into the description delete the description keep it blank and just select done now it's going to go through and find my iPhone is off it's that easy guys now it's not a glitch it's not a visual glitch it actually shuts down find my iPhone on your device and I will show you in a bit that on my computer when I go ahead and try and find it it doesn't actually let me do that so if I try and page it it doesn't let me do that because it can't locate the iPhone now this means that thieves can steal all of your data keep everything on your iPhone effectively without you being able to reset it you know wherever you are in the world so this is a major security flaw we can be expecting 7.0.6 anything like that very soon now this is not found in 7.1 but we will most likely be seeing another firmware update before the official 7.1 release so here's a couple things you do need to know obviously not everybody's going to be worried about this the only reason you'd be worried about this is one your iPhone is stolen and two you didn't have a password on your iPhone so everybody that doesn't have a password I would recommend go ahead and set one right now until Apple does fix this bug unless you want to be put at risk of you know having your iPhone stolen and then being unable to reset the data remotely you know all of your data will be at risk so I just want to really quick show you that this does work on an iPad as well I have tested this on many devices and you know just for proof of concept just want to show you how easy it is again anyways going into iCloud we're going to follow the same exact steps as we did last time so we're going to select on the Apple ID we're going to go into the password remove the password and type in any random assortment of numbers or letters whatever it is Select done select okay it'll say you know it didn't work select cancel then we're going to go up again and go to description and if it doesn't have a description if you removed it just put in anything it really doesn't matter select done and if it's still on all you guys have to do is close out of it you know reset it remove it from multitasking go back into settings and when you go back into iCloud it will be off it's that simple guys and this is a permanent removal of find my iPad so Apple we're all looking up to you remove this ASAP now until Apple does fix this on their side put a password on your device to stay safe you know just in case and I do hope I gave you a good amount of information about this bug peacewhat's up guys a major security flaw was just discovered in iOS 7 that basically allows you to remove find my iPhone from your device effectively meaning somebody can steal your iPhone super easily and they can keep all of your info on it so you can't delete it from afar you can't find where it's at and it's so easy to do I can't believe Apple would let something like this slide into the latest version of iOS 7 now I am going to go ahead and show you how to do this and just for proof of concept I am signed into iCloud on my computer I'm going to go ahead and page my phone and I do get an alert right right there so it is hooked up to iCloud no worries there and it's so easy to do guys it really just requires you to go into iCloud and change a couple things around and I will go ahead and show you how to do that now the only reason you'd have to worry about this is if you do not have a password on your phone and if you go ahead and try and remove iCloud find my iPhone it doesn't work it asks for a password and effectively I can show you guys how to remove it just like that with the snap of a finger so just click right here and go on to password delete the password and just type in any random you know sortment of letters numbers select okay and cancel so that's step one and as you can see it's still on all you have to do is click on it again go into the description delete the description keep it blank and just select done now it's going to go through and find my iPhone is off it's that easy guys now it's not a glitch it's not a visual glitch it actually shuts down find my iPhone on your device and I will show you in a bit that on my computer when I go ahead and try and find it it doesn't actually let me do that so if I try and page it it doesn't let me do that because it can't locate the iPhone now this means that thieves can steal all of your data keep everything on your iPhone effectively without you being able to reset it you know wherever you are in the world so this is a major security flaw we can be expecting 7.0.6 anything like that very soon now this is not found in 7.1 but we will most likely be seeing another firmware update before the official 7.1 release so here's a couple things you do need to know obviously not everybody's going to be worried about this the only reason you'd be worried about this is one your iPhone is stolen and two you didn't have a password on your iPhone so everybody that doesn't have a password I would recommend go ahead and set one right now until Apple does fix this bug unless you want to be put at risk of you know having your iPhone stolen and then being unable to reset the data remotely you know all of your data will be at risk so I just want to really quick show you that this does work on an iPad as well I have tested this on many devices and you know just for proof of concept just want to show you how easy it is again anyways going into iCloud we're going to follow the same exact steps as we did last time so we're going to select on the Apple ID we're going to go into the password remove the password and type in any random assortment of numbers or letters whatever it is Select done select okay it'll say you know it didn't work select cancel then we're going to go up again and go to description and if it doesn't have a description if you removed it just put in anything it really doesn't matter select done and if it's still on all you guys have to do is close out of it you know reset it remove it from multitasking go back into settings and when you go back into iCloud it will be off it's that simple guys and this is a permanent removal of find my iPad so Apple we're all looking up to you remove this ASAP now until Apple does fix this on their side put a password on your device to stay safe you know just in case and I do hope I gave you a good amount of information about this bug peace\n"
