iOS apps should be inside a network sandbox

1 · Felix Krause · May 23, 2018, midnight
Background With my recent publications, most importantly “Trusting SDKs” it became clear that hijacked or malicious iOS apps cause major security and privacy risks for users, and allow attackers to reach a high number of users through a single point of failure. Most of the times, the consequences of those attacks are about data: Usernames and passwords Location data Facial data Advertising data Address book entries Payment information (e.g. credit cards) Other personal information Notice how s...