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Title: HTTPS bug leaves 1,500 iOS apps vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, finds analytics company Post by: HCK on April 21, 2015, 09:00:15 pm HTTPS bug leaves 1,500 iOS apps vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, finds analytics company
A bug in the way that 1,500 iOS apps establish secure connections to servers leaves them vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, according to analytics company SourceDNA (via arsTechnica). The bug means anyone intercepting data from an iPhone or iPad could access logins and other sensitive information sent using the HTTPS protocol. A man-in-the-middle attack allows a fake WiFi hotspot […]<img alt="" border="0" src="(http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif)?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=375697&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> Source: HTTPS bug leaves 1,500 iOS apps vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, finds analytics company (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9To5Mac-MacAllDay/~3/hvuaZED3Cwg/) |