"Citibank said its U.S. iPhone app accidentally saved personal information, including account numbers. The company publicly acknowledged the security flaw Monday, explaining that it had already released an updated iPhone app that patches the leak.
'During a recent review, we discovered that our U.S. Citi Mobile iPhone banking app was accidentally saving information related to customer accounts in a hidden file on their iPhones,' said Citibank spokeswoman Natalie Riper. 'This information may also have been saved on their computer if they had been synchronizing their iPhone with their computer via iTunes.'" >> Continue Reading
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Citibank iPhone App 'Accidentally Saved Personal Information'
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Citibank,
iPhone,
Mobile banking,
mobile banking security
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