Apple's 'Gotofail' Security Mess Extends To Mail, Twitter, iMessage, Facetime And More - Forbes

Apple's Security Bug Is Worse Than You Think
In this Monday April 1, 2013 photo, a man leaves an Apple store with an iPhone and an iPad in his hands in central Beijing, China. Apple Inc., the maker of the iPhone and iPad, reports quarterly financial results after the market closes on Tuesday. April 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
In this Monday April 1, 2013 photo, a man leaves an Apple store with an iPhone and an iPad in his hands in central Beijing, China. Apple Inc., the maker of the iPhone and iPad, reports quarterly financial results after the market closes on Tuesday. April 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

First, Apple revealed a critical bug in its implementation of encryption in iOS, requiring an emergency patch. Then researchers found the same bug is also included in Apple’s desktop OSX operating system, a gaping Web security hole that leaves users of Safari at risk of having their traffic hijacked. Now one researcher has found evidence that the bug extends beyond Apple’s browser to other applications including Mail, Twitter, Facetime, iMessage and even Apple’s software update mechanism.

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