Apple and Google phones vulnerable to FREAK attack

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Apple and Google phones vulnerable to FREAK attack

#1 Post by Bob Juch » Wed Mar 04, 2015 3:56 pm

SAN FRANCISCO — Millions of people may have been left vulnerable to hackers while surfing the web on Apple and Google devices, thanks to a newly discovered security flaw known as "FREAK attack."

Read more at http://wraltechwire.com/hack-alert-appl ... 5cV1Jyq.99

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Re: Apple and Google phones vulnerable to FREAK attack

#2 Post by mrkelley23 » Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:54 am

Bob Juch wrote:SAN FRANCISCO — Millions of people may have been left vulnerable to hackers while surfing the web on Apple and Google devices, thanks to a newly discovered security flaw known as "FREAK attack."

Read more at http://wraltechwire.com/hack-alert-appl ... 5cV1Jyq.99

My family's devices are all Windows. :D
Whew. Good thing Windows is such a secure operating system. :)

It seems to me the average user today needs to be much more concerned about targeted attacks on companies that insisted on having all their personal information (like Anthem or the credit card companies) than their own individual devices.
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