Security flaw in Vatican’s ‘Click to Pray’ app leaves over 700,000 global users exposed — app has been leaking user data for over six months and still does

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Security flaw in Vatican’s ‘Click to Pray’ app leaves over 700,000 global users exposed — app has been leaking user data for over six months and still does
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An app linked to the Vatican with hundreds of thousands of users was found to have zero authentication and security. That means anyone can access its backend and siphon users' data, including names, email addresses, and birthdates. While the issue has since been resolved, it remained open for six months (or longer) with the developers not taking any action.

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