Apple has claimed that their iMessage encryption cannot be broken, but researchers are saying otherwise.
Apple has claimed that their iMessage encryption cannot be broken, but researchers are saying otherwise.
A close look at Apple’s iMessage system shows the company could easily intercept communications on the service despite its assurances to the contrary, researchers claimed Thursday at a security conference.
Apple asserted in June, following disclosures about the NSA’s data collection programs, that iMessage, which lets users send texts over Wi-Fi for free, is protected by end-to-end encryption that makes it impossible for Apple or anyone else to descramble the messages.
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