{"id":742425,"date":"2013-03-19T12:48:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T16:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=621923"},"modified":"2013-03-19T12:48:10","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T16:48:10","slug":"apple-issues-fix-for-lock-screen-bug-with-ios-6-1-3-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/742425","title":{"rendered":"Apple issues fix for lock screen bug with iOS 6.1.3 update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If the idea of someone bypassing your lock screen &#8212; even with an overly tedious combination of taps and swipes &#8212; makes you nervous, you&#8217;re going to want to make sure to get the latest software update for iOS 6.<\/p> <p>On Tuesday Apple pushed iOS 6.1.3, which fixes a bug that could allow someone to access a locked iPhone even without knowing the phone&#8217;s password. <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/14\/something-else-to-fix-in-ios-6-1-a-trick-lets-users-bypass-iphone-lock-screen\/\">The security flaw was discovered in February<\/a> by an iPhone owner, who then posted his findings to YouTube. 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