Criminals are targeting phones and passcodes for a profit, and victims are left in the dark as to what to do after. Your phone holds all, or most, of your sensitive information, and in the wrong hands ...

Your iPhone's passcode is the first line of defense when it comes to protecting your private data. Here's how to set up a stronger one than the default six-digit passcode that you're likely already ...

Losing your iPhone is bad. Losing your entire digital life, from photos to finances, is traumatic. Unfortunately, the latter is all too common. Journalist Joanna Stern recently published a report with ...

A convicted thief has revealed how he would trick owners into giving him their iPhone passcode — and then how he could steal their life savings. "I'm already serving time. I just feel like I should ...

Criminal suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police under the US Constitution's Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, according to a unanimous ruling issued today by Utah ...

An onetime thief told The Wall Street Journal how he'd access iPhones and drain bank accounts. He'd chat up a drunk person and copy their passcode. That gave him access to everything else. Apple is ...

A new report highlights that when a thief has both an iPhone and the corresponding passcode, a user's entire digital life is at risk. While this is in no way new, there are some simple steps to ...

Tech reporters Nicole Nguyen and Joanna Stern of the Wall Street Journal are back with a follow-up on their exposé of Apple’s problematic iPhone security design decisions. In the first article, they ...