WASHINGTON — As many as 1,000 mobile apps for Apple devices could be vulnerable to hacking because of a network coding problem.
Although just a small percentage of Apple apps available to consumers are at risk, the list of vulnerable apps include some of the most popular, like Uber’s, says Ken Colburn, of Data Doctors.
Colburn tells WTOP there’s no evidence that this security weakness is being exploited and “there’s no reason to completely freak out.”
Still consumers should take steps to protect their information from hackers, he says.
Source DNA, which identified the flaw, writes in its blog that the vulnerability could allow a “coffee shop attacker” to easily see a user’s credentials and banking data.
Affected apps include Yahoo Finance and OneDrive, a Microsoft app, CBS News reports.
Colburn says consumers should stop using affected apps that they use daily until the app is rereleased. He also recommends that users change their passwords.
Source DNA provides a searchable list of the at-risk apps, but consumers will need to know the name of the developer that built the app, Colburn says.
