Security News > 2017 > December > Security Flaw Leaves Major Banking Apps Vulnerable to MiTM Attacks Over SSL

2017-12-07 17:03
A team of security researchers has discovered a critical implementation flaw in major mobile banking applications that could leave banking credentials of millions of users vulnerable to hackers. The vulnerability was discovered by researchers of the Security and Privacy Group at the University of Birmingham, who tested hundreds of different banking apps—both iOS and Android—and found that
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