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Title: Security Wonks Urge iPhoners to Patch 'Em Up Post by: HCK on July 29, 2011, 03:00:42 pm Security Wonks Urge iPhoners to Patch 'Em Up
The iOS vulnerability for which Apple issued a security patch on July 25 is very severe, according to security experts who are warning iOS device users to apply that patch as soon as possible. The vulnerability lies in a failure to validate SSL certificates correctly. That lets hackers use a tool called "sslsniff" to take over victims' iOS devices by using fake certificates. http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/72970.html |