Security flaw from the '90s leaves Apple and Android users open to attack

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By Mariella MoonMar 4, 2015, 6:11 am249 pts
A team of cryptographers have discovered that a security flaw from way back in the '90s still leaves users today vulnerable to cyberattacks. They've dubbed it "Factoring attack on RSA-EXPORT Key" or FREAK, and it renders everyone who uses Safari on M...

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