Attention, Facebook Camera Users: Make Sure You Have Updated To Version 1.1.2

Users of Facebook’s Camera iOS application might want to make sure they have updated to version 1.1.2, as Facebook confirmed a bug in older versions that created a security loophole.

Users of Facebook’s Camera iOS application might want to make sure they have updated to version 1.1.2, as Facebook confirmed a bug in older versions that created a security loophole.

According to TechCrunch, Attack-Secure Security Researcher and Trainer Mohamed Ramadan reported the bug to Facebook via the social network’s white hat program, which Facebook confirmed.

The bug opened up the possibility for hackers to retrieve Camera user accounts and information such as email addresses and passwords if the app was used over Wi-Fi networks, TechCrunch reported, and Ramadan told TechCrunch:

The problem is that the app accepts any SSL certification from any source, even evil SSL certifications, and this enables any attacker to perform man in the middle attacks against anyone who uses the Facebook Camera app for IPhone.

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