A young Moroccan man discovers a loophole in the application of watsapp allow reading phone numbers and private messages
It
enables young Moroccan named "Ahmed Xays" (19 years) from the discovery
of a loophole in the application of chat famous private Alwatsab iOS
system, which operates mobile and Apple's tablet devices, this loophole
was able to read Alwatsab messages and access a list of names and
telephone numbers even if the phone is protected by a Secret. As the transfer application Alwatsab file system to Linux in
computers, will enable whoever access to messages and to all the names
and numbers on your phone, even if the latter is protected by the user
code or password protection.
Application Alwatsab that stores telephone numbers and data messages into its files even if the user does not transfer this data from the phone book to Alwatsab guide, and here lies the loophole that allows when linking iPhone phone with a computer running Linux that will then copy the application Alwatsab installed on the phone to the surface of the file Office on the computer, and can then open messages that are stored and also access all telephone numbers through this file.
After the discovery of this gap continues, "Ahmed Xays" with protection team company and Atsab, who gave his thanks for the gap found and to cooperate made by adding that Apple also involved in the company this gap due to the injury of its own system iOS this imbalance and must be based updates For its part, also for security.
Previously, this young man that another loophole was discovered in the application of the "Twitter" on iOS devices as well as with important seriousness, as the application of Twitter was storing code on iOS devices, and can copy this code and put it in another phone and thus access to the account of the second device without the need for Username and password.
Xays Ahmed, who is currently pursuing his studies Division of Computer Science at the University of brothers Moroccan city of Ifrane, is a permanent member of the OWASP organization responsible for the programming of open source applications for the protection of electronic sites and helped some Moroccan universities to protect their systems.
Application Alwatsab that stores telephone numbers and data messages into its files even if the user does not transfer this data from the phone book to Alwatsab guide, and here lies the loophole that allows when linking iPhone phone with a computer running Linux that will then copy the application Alwatsab installed on the phone to the surface of the file Office on the computer, and can then open messages that are stored and also access all telephone numbers through this file.
After the discovery of this gap continues, "Ahmed Xays" with protection team company and Atsab, who gave his thanks for the gap found and to cooperate made by adding that Apple also involved in the company this gap due to the injury of its own system iOS this imbalance and must be based updates For its part, also for security.
Previously, this young man that another loophole was discovered in the application of the "Twitter" on iOS devices as well as with important seriousness, as the application of Twitter was storing code on iOS devices, and can copy this code and put it in another phone and thus access to the account of the second device without the need for Username and password.
Xays Ahmed, who is currently pursuing his studies Division of Computer Science at the University of brothers Moroccan city of Ifrane, is a permanent member of the OWASP organization responsible for the programming of open source applications for the protection of electronic sites and helped some Moroccan universities to protect their systems.