"...With only an iPhone and its passcode, an interloper can within seconds change the password associated with the iPhone owner’s Apple ID. This would lock the victim out of their account, which includes anything stored in iCloud...
...Once thieves possess both passcode and phone, they can exploit a feature Apple intentionally designed as a convenience: allowing forgetful customers to use their passcode to reset the Apple account password...
...authorities came to believe he was the victim of a group of thieves that target New York bar-goers, launder money via apps and then resell the phones. This particular group is believed to be responsible for more than 30 incidents..."
Good thing you dropped the archive link as now it's not just a paywall but a 404. I find that quite strange for something like WSJ; either leave it up, or issue a retraction or editor's note in it's place or at the top. Major journals shouldn't take down stories.
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[ 367 ms ] story [ 2309 ms ] thread"...With only an iPhone and its passcode, an interloper can within seconds change the password associated with the iPhone owner’s Apple ID. This would lock the victim out of their account, which includes anything stored in iCloud...
...Once thieves possess both passcode and phone, they can exploit a feature Apple intentionally designed as a convenience: allowing forgetful customers to use their passcode to reset the Apple account password...
...authorities came to believe he was the victim of a group of thieves that target New York bar-goers, launder money via apps and then resell the phones. This particular group is believed to be responsible for more than 30 incidents..."
https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-iphone-security-theft-pas...
(or maybe it was me with a typo, again apologies)