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Title: Source code analysis reveals seven security holes in UK contact tracing app
Post by: HCK on May 26, 2020, 04:05:24 pm
Source code analysis reveals seven security holes in UK contact tracing app

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<p>Analysis of the source code for <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2020/05/07/nhs-contact-tracing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the UK contact tracing app[/url] has revealed no fewer than seven security flaws.</p>
<p>One of these is that the random code assigned to users is only changed once a day, making it much easier to de-anonymize individuals …</p>
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