iOS 7.1 just like the newer iOS 7.1.1 show new security problems users might come across. The latest iOS 7.1 security flaw discovered can potentially allow anyone see your contacts without unlocking the iPhone. This can be another iOS 7.1 problem especially if you don’t want anyone to access your contact list on Apple smartphone. The problem was reported by Sherif Hashim who is a security researcher from Egypt. The issue, according to Hashim, is with Siri Voice assistant. It can help third-party users to bypass your lock screen on iOS 7.1 handset and see all your contacts. iOS 7.1 Siri problems might not harm  you too much but this is still unpleasant if someone can find your contact list. As the expert notes, Siri can be asked to look into your contacts while the iPhone has a locked screen. Just type a “Call a” phrase and the program will show the contacts list to you. The iOS 7.1 security issues mentioned above were found on iPhone 5S. Some people tried to repeat this method with iPhone 5c running iOS 7.1.1 firmware but failed to get the full list of contacts. Maybe the issue is faced on the iPhone 5S models only, who knows... There are not comments from Apple regarding this security risk. Siri will not help you if you instruct it to show “Contacts” as it will ask you to unlock your iPhone first. Users who are afraid of the problem can turn off Siri in their lockscreen and be safe or simply install iOS 7.1.1 update as it closes a lot of holes in previous firmware version. The issue won’t allow anyone accessing your iPhone contacts distantly. People need to have it physically in their hands to bypass lockscreen option this way. It looks like your model and operating system version matter.