Researchers discover lock- screen exploit in iOS 13 just a week before software is to be released

A final beta version of Apple's iOS 13 was found sporting some pretty major flaws just a week before the operating system is set to be released on devices everywhere. As reported by The Verge, researcher Jose Rodriguez discovered a flaw that enables one to access a phone's list of contacts by initiating a FaceTime call. Once a call is placed, Rodriguez shows how, using the voice-over accessibility feature through the iPhones virtual assistant, Siri, all of the contacts in the phone can be accessed, revealing email addresses, phone numbers, names, and any other information stored in the phone's contact list. The flaw, which Rodriguez reported to Apple in July after examining public betas of iOS 13, is similar to one found by the researcher in the operating system's predecessor, iOS 12.1. Though iOS 13 has yet to be released, betas of the new operating system have been available for months, meaning anyone who downloaded the preliminary versions has been unknowingly walking around with the glitch in their device.