July 18, 2011

LulzSec, the hacker group that hit an Arizona police website last week, has released documents detailing iPhone applications officers find troublesome, according to Forbes. One application, called "Find my iPhone," allows users to remotely wipe data from their phones. "Using this feature will delete all data from the iPhone, including emails, account information, applications installed, music downloaded, etc," the document says. "Once the wipe feature has been activated all data is wiped and the phone is restored to the default factory setting." As "Find my iPhone" users can clear data from their phones from their home computers, law enforcement might be blocked from gaining access and finding possible evidence, the document says. Another document lists other apps, and warns officers to "take the time to look at an arrestee’s cell phone to see what applications they have," according to the report.