Apple is addressing security issues that have left customers vulnerable to stolen passwords, money, “digital memories” and useless locked accounts, Joanna Stern and Nicole Nguyen wrote for the Wall Street Journal. Customers in New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Minneapolis and other cities have had criminals “watch iPhone owners tap in their passcodes before stealing the targets’ devices,” added the WSJ story. The iPhone maker has announced a new iOS setting called Stolen Device Protection to address these security issues, WSJ added.
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