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HTTPS Defects in Dozens of Android Apps Expose User Passwords

posted by LaminatorX on Monday June 22 2015, @02:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the opposite-day dept.

darkfeline writes:

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/game-over-https-defects-in-dozens-of-android-apps-expose-user-passwords/

Many Android apps in the Google App store do not properly use HTTPS for logins, thus exposing user passwords.

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  • (Score: 2) by Geotti on Monday June 22 2015, @07:54AM

    by Geotti (1146) on Monday June 22 2015, @07:54AM (#199319) Journal

    While we're at it, let's punish all those people who provide copypaste solutions without a disclaimer that the provided solution has to be vetted by a Certified Software Security Officer to be considered safe to use. That'll show em!

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