Report: Flaw in popular iPhone app leaked thousands of call recordings


According to a report by TechCrunch, a security flaw in a generically named CallRecorder app on the App Store allowed anyone to gain access to another user’s personal call recordings. — Dreamstime/TNS

No matter how much security an operating system might offer, the weakest link in the chain – such as a badly coded app or service – could lead to user data getting compromised. Apple’s iOS operating system has been designed with security in mind, but an application on the App Store has reportedly exposed thousands of call recordings of users who used the app on their iPhones.

Apple doesn’t allow users to record their calls, which means users are stuck with using third-party apps that allow you to call others using an Internet number and then record the call from inside the app. Unfortunately, this means that these apps usually leave their recordings on a server for users to access, which means they’re essentially available for people to try and exploit on the Internet.

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