iPhone and iPad users who may have come unstuck and forgotten their iCloud activation passwords or login to their iOS devices may be interested in a handy utility app created by the development team ...

Hemanth Joseph, a Kerala-based security researcher, has identified a bug running in iOS 10.1 version of Apple's operating system that allowed him to bypass the activation lock on an iPad. Apple's new ...

Hemanth Joseph, a Kerala-based security researcher and now a commander at Kerala Police Cyberdome. New York: Hemanth Joseph, a Kerala-based security researcher, has identified a bug running in iOS ...

Make sure you have this turned on. But how?! Activation Lock is a new feature in iOS 7 that allows you to remotely wipe all the data on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch in case it gets lost or stolen.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Observing, pondering, and writing about tech. Generally in that order. A lock is only good at protecting things if it actually ...

Apple added Activation Lock several years ago to its iPhones as a theft deterrent, partly at the request of users and partly because law enforcement insisted it would reduce the incentive for grab-and ...

Apple's activation lock feature for iOS makes it difficult for thieves or anyone other than the owner to unlock an iPhone or an iPad, wipe all the data inside it and essentially repurpose it as a new ...

"The tool allowed users to enter the serial number or IMEI of iOS devices to find out if `Activation Lock` was active, helping consumers who were interested in purchasing used devices avoid stolen ...

Apple's iCloud Activation Lock, designed to disable stolen iOS devices, can be bypassed by fiddling with the login screen and iPad smart cover, potentially letting thieves wipe the devices and resell ...

Apple recently removed the Activation Lock status checker from its website, giving no explanation as to why a seemingly useful tool was eliminated. The Activation Lock website was designed to make ...