- Apple password application was corrected after the discovery of a vulnerability
- Users left by default have exhibited for three months, assert the experts
- Users risked social engineering attacks
A bug of the iOS 18.2 passwords that left users vulnerable to phishing attacks for more than three months after its release, was corrected, according to an Apple update.
The flaw was discovered after my mysk security researchers noticed that the confidentiality report of the application of their device showed that the application of passwords had contacted 130 different websites on unfortunate http traffic.
The application used the HTTP protocol instead of a more secure HTTPS when opening links and downloading the application icons. After a more in -depth investigation, the researchers found that the application was also lacking in the opening of the password reset pages with the unacysed protocol. This left vulnerable users as an attacker “access to the privileged network could intercept the HTTP demand and redirect the user to a phishing website,” the researchers told 9TO5MAC.
Patch now
The risk in this attack is that cybercriminals will use vulnerability to carry out social engineering attacks by redirecting victims to precarious websites.
The password application will now use HTTPS for all default connections – so make sure your Apple devices are all updated and using iOS 18.2 or later.
Research has shown that security -of -passing security attacks have been skyrocketing in recent months, reports finding a triple increase in malware that targets identification information in password stores.
Attacks also increase in sophistication, hierarchical cybercriminals “complex, prolonged and multi-stage attacks” delivered with a whole new generation of malware. This new malicious software, such as infosteralists, is delivered with more perseverance, stealth and automation.
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