How do hackers even hack an iPhone by passing facial recognition and passcode?

[TheLovelyWoman]

My iPhone got stolen with my pics and videos in it. Someone is posting my pics and videos online. These are my personal pics and vidoes.

[WonderingManII]

While Apple's Face ID and passcode provide strong security, hackers can employ various methods to try and bypass them, often focusing on social engineering and exploiting vulnerabilities.
Here's a breakdown of some potential ways hackers might try to bypass Face ID and passcodes:
1. Social Engineering and Exploiting Trust:
Trickery: Hackers might try to trick you into providing your passcode or looking at your phone to unlock it.
Phishing attacks: Hackers can create fake emails or websites to lure you into revealing sensitive information, including your Apple ID password or passcode.
SIM Swapping: By hijacking your phone number, they can intercept two-factor authentication codes and reset passwords for accounts linked to that number, bypassing Face ID and passcode protection.

2. Exploiting Software Vulnerabilities:
Zero-day exploits: Hackers constantly look for newly discovered flaws in iOS to bypass security measures and access data.
Malicious apps: Hackers can use infected apps to bypass security measures and gain access to your phone's contents.

3. Physical Access and Sophisticated Techniques:
Accessibility features: Hackers can exploit accessibility features like VoiceOver to interact with your iPhone's screen and potentially bypass Face ID.
Sensor Spoofing: With physical access and specialized tools, they might try to manipulate Face ID sensors by using infrared light sources or lenses to spoof your face.
Replay Attacks (Less common): Advanced hackers could attempt to capture and replay facial recognition data stored in the Secure Enclave, a hardware component designed to protect sensitive information

4. Targeting Linked Accounts:
Account recovery abuse: Once they have control of your phone number, they can reset passwords for various apps and services using SMS-based recovery options, bypassing Face ID authentication.

[Notherndude84]

I hate scammers, did the send ransom requests to get it back

[Osborne775]

Go to icloud and lock that phone asap and mark as stolen

[Paige90]

Do you have any naked pics of you on it?

[TheLovelyWoman]

Yes I do

[Paige90]

Has he posted any of them online?

[David318578]

@paige90 either he will contact her to blackmail her to get it back, or they are already posted.

@thelovelywoman is your face in any of the pics?

[TheLovelyWoman]

@David318578 yes

[Paige90]

If he has already posted them online it's too late. Maybe no one you know will see them. If they do see them you can say it isn't you.

[strateguy632]

By a bypass skipping