Networking flaw opens millions of iOS app users to data theft

Bug in open-source codebase found its way into at least 1,000 apps, leaving millions of users open to man-in-the-middle attacks

Around 1,000 iOS apps are affected by a weakness in their mobile security which makes it easy for attackers to access encrypted data like passwords, bank account numbers and home addresses as they are being sent over the airwaves, according to a report from security firm SourceDNA.

Companies including Microsoft, Uber and Yahoo all released apps affected by the flaw - they have now fixed them but many others still have not updated their apps to a new secure version.