Not mine! (iOS 16.2)

I’ve yet to see news of this anywhere else nor experience it myself. Maybe it’s only happening to the articles author?

This has been true since iOS 16.1 and 15.7.1 (local PC/Mac backups need the passcode to be manually/explicitly entered).

EDIT: for emphasis: this only affects local backups to a PC/MAC (wired or wifi). People using iCloud are not affected.

Apple briefly mentions the change here, but the impact (requiring the passcode) isn't explicitly stated: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489

It was done to fix security issue "CVE-2022-32929 - Bypass iOS backup's TCC protection": https://theevilbit.github.io/posts/cve-2022-32929/

Super annoying- least it could use Face ID

I use iMazing, which now requires the passcode. A significant pain since I keep my iPadMini by my bed at the other end of my house! The net effect of this requirement is that I've turned off automatic back-ups and now only back-up manually and much less frequently!

There should be an option to limit access to the devices to the same LAN as the backup computer or perhaps the specific IP address of that computer.

Ugh it got my mom all locked out