My password protected phone was stolen and hacked into. How can I prevent someone like this from hacking into/getting around the passcode? They now have access to everything on my phone (I had a passcode to prevent this)

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My password protected phone was stolen and hacked into. How can I prevent someone like this from hacking into/getting around the passcode? They now have access to everything on my phone (I had a passcode to prevent this)

How can you prevent a hacker from bypassing your iphone passcode? My phone was stolen and someone hacked in and has access to everything on my phone and turned off "find my iphone." This is exactly what I wanted to prevent from happening and the reason why I had a passcode.

iPhone 5s, iOS 7.1

Posted on Mar 21, 2014 7:42 AM

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KiltedTim

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Mar 21, 2014 7:45 AM in response to cassandra143

Turn on "Erase Data" in Settings>Passcode. That will wipe the data after 10 incorrect password attempts.

Turn off "Simple Passcode" in the same place and use something other than a 4 digit pin as your passcode.

Also make sure Find my iPhone is enabled so you can locate and if necessary, forcibly wipe the phone.

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