Crypto vulnerability lets attackers decrypt iMessage photo, article warns

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinMar 21, 2016, 10:20 am254 pts
Apple's widely used iMessage communications platform contains a currently unpatched flaw that allowed attackers to decrypt a photo stored on the company's iCloud backup system, according to an article published by The Washington Post. The vulnerability was discovered by a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins…

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