Major security flaw in Tory conference app reveals users' data

Images posted to social media show people accessing data of senior Tories such as Boris Johnson and Michael Gove

A major flaw in the Conservatives’ official conference mobile phone application has made the private data of senior party members – including cabinet ministers – accessible to anyone that logged in as that particular conference attendee.

The data of hundreds of attendees to the Tory conference could be viewed by second guessing attendees’ email addresses, with Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Gavin Williamson and others among those whose personal information – including their phone numbers – was made accessible.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Ol1Blf