Buffer overflow exploit can bypass Activation Lock on iPads running iOS 10.1.1

Ars Technica
By Andrew CunninghamDec 2, 2016, 7:00 pm596 pts
Enlarge / The iPad Air 2 and Mini 4. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple's Activation Lock feature, introduced in iOS 7 in 2013, deters thieves by associating your iPhone and iPad with your Apple ID. Even if a thief steals your device, puts it into Recovery Mode, and completely resets it, the phone or tablet…

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