Wednesday, December 1, 2010

"IOS vulnerable to phishing attacks?

iphone phishing ¿iOS vulnerable a los ataques de phising?

If you are someone who regularly visit your bank from the iPhone, you should know that Mobile Safari is vulnerable to phishing attacks. For those who do not know, phishing is:

"Phishing is a computer term that referred to a type of crime under the field of cyber scams, and that is committed by using a type of social engineering, characterized by attempting to acquire sensitive information by fraudulent means (such as a password or Detailed information about credit cards or other banking information). "

Web security expert, Nitesh Dhanjani, has discovered a simple trick that allows web developers to insert a fake address bar at the top of a web page designed for mobile. Thus, inexperienced users can transmit their personal data to the fake site. Then you have a video that summarizes the operation of this idea:

Click here to view video

Dhanjani Apple has already warned of this important security issue related to the iPhone mobile phone so that you hopefully a solution soon.

Source: Access Advice

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