Got 5 Seconds? Why not Hack an iPad 2

How would you like to mess with your friend’s iPad 2? Sure, he keeps it locked, but it turns out that there might be a security hole.

9to5Mac has turned up a rather interesting security hole. Like they show you in the video above, you can use the iPad’s smart cover to bypass the security code. This means that if any apps are left open then using this flaw will give someone a chance to act nefariously on the email, Safari, or Twitter client.

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