Apps for Older Adults Contain Security Vulnerabilities

Patrick Lejtenyi, Concordia University, Canada, 23 May 2023

Researchers at Canada's Concordia University found security bugs in 95 of
146 popular Android applications designed for older adults. The researchers
discovered that many apps failed to properly authenticate server application
programming interface endpoints, which attackers could exploit to access
sensitive personal data. Other apps had easily penetrable accounts, with
some sending unencrypted information to either client-side servers or
third-party domains. The researchers found multiple other flaws in dozens of
other apps. …

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