Flaw in iMessage encryption could be exploited to decrypt iCloud photos and videos
A vulnerability in iOS encryption could allow skilled attackers to intercept iMessages and decrypt iCloud photos. Researchers told The Washington Post the flaw could be exploited “to decrypt photos and videos sent as secure messages” via the iMessage service.
While most people probably didn’t read Apple’s security guide which described its encryption process, cryptography expert and Johns Hopkins University professor Matthew Green did. It sounded “weak” to him; Green suspected there was a flaw in iMessage and brought the issue to Apple’s attention. Yet when nothing was done about it for several months, Green and his team set out to exploit the flaw.
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