An iPhone passcode is a security feature in the form of a four-digit number or longer code, used to protect your device from unauthorized access. But what happens when you lose or forget this passcode ...

Your concern isn’t unfounded, and while these exploits don’t give an attacker full access to your phone, other tricks can. Here’s what you need to know about keeping your phone secure. Let’s start ...

Perla Shaheen is heading into her junior year at UC Berkeley and spends her spare time hiking or reading. She's been captivated by tech and all its advancements since age 10, when she got her first ...

Joanna Stern and Nicole Nguyen of the Wall Street Journal have published an article (paywalled) and accompanying video that describes a troubling spate of attacks reported by individuals and police ...

In a case pending before the Florida Supreme Court, the question of whether police can compel you to disclose your passcode in order to give them access to texts, emails and pictures stored in the ...

My 8 year old relative got hold of my iPhone and tried a few passcodes before she got locked out. She tried just three or four times, then got a black screen with the Apple logo and a progress bar. I ...

Taking a moment to add an extra passcode to your iCloud account might save your skin if your iPhone is ever stolen by a shady character who’s eyeing you like a hawk. By default, your iPhone passcode ...

I get a lot of shit as a tech blogger who won’t put passcode on my phone. There are several reasons I’ve elected not to: I review phones on an often-enough schedule that there’s nothing super personal ...

One morning I got a strange message on my iPhone. It said: "Passcode Requirement: You must change your iPhone unlock passcode within 60 minutes." The combination of the message's vagueness and ...

SEE ALSO: I'll never use Apple's Face ID My uninformed but generally mistrustful feelings about biometric security only intensified on Wednesday as Apple went all in with Face ID, touting one's face ...