#Michael Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 A vulnerability in the Snapchat app opens the iPhone up to denial-of-service attacks that can cause the device to freeze and crash, according to cyber security researcher Jamie Sanchez [Google Translation] (via The Los Angeles Times). A weakness in the app?s system can allow a hacker to send thousands of messages to a Snapchat user in seconds, which can cause a crash that requires a hard reset to fix. Tokens generated by the app used to verify user identity can be reused by hackers to send a flood of messages. Full article: http://www.macrumors.com/2014/02/07/snapchat-denial-of-service-vulnerability/ Yet another reason not to use that POS app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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