Facebook Moments (Android / Google Play) on Feb 2, 2017 (upd. on Feb 4th, 2017)

This application is available for Android. This app is designed to provide an easy way to get all the photos of yourself trapped on your friends’ phones. The latest build was released on February 2, 2017

This release protects all data items transferred over the Internet with SSL certificate validation. All data items are vulnerable for intercepting (MITM attacks) with crafted certificate and installed on the device as trusted. All Android operation systems below 7th version are affected. If you have an updated Android OS 7.0 and higher because Android 7 limits a power of user certificates.

Findings Summary

Our examination revealed total 19 items, where were 8 DAR items and 11 DIT items found. Among DAR items were found 0 worst items, 8 bad items, 0 good items, and 0 best items. Among DIT items were found 0 worst items, 0 bad items, 11 good items, and 0 best items.

Below you find 2 infographics summarizing what we described above. Each image provides information about both DAR and DIT items.

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Everything presented below is related to well-known CWEs, such as Sensitive data leakage [CWE-200], Unsafe sensitive data storage [CWE-312], Unsafe sensitive data transmission [CWE-319]. You can read more about it here.

Now let’s go deeper and examine each data item’s protection level.

Facebook Messenger (Android / Google Play) on Jan 26, 2017 (upd. on Feb 3th)

This application is available for Android. This app is designed to instantly reach the people by texting them. The latest build was released on January 24th, 2017 (updated released on February 1st, 2017).

This release transfers data items are protected by SSL Pinning that means a weakness if you have a rooted device only. However, the application has an issue with protecting media data items related to friend profile’s pictures (avatars). Since the first time the app runs, until all media data items will be download eventually, all media data items transferred in plaintext (without protection/encryption)

Findings Summary

Our examination revealed total 27 items, where were 10 DAR items and 17 DIT items found. Among DAR items were found 0 worst items, 10 bad items, 0 good items, and 0 best items. Among DIT items were found 0 worst items, 0 bad items, 15 good items, and 1 best item.

In this case, ‘1 best item’ is not really best one but two duplicated items, one of them is assigned to 6 points (Good Protection Level) and the second one is assigned to 3 points (Obesity Protected Level). During many tests, the second item was found and means the cached activity that happens once (usually when the app starts the first time) and ends when all profile pictures related to the Facebook Contacts will be downloaded. Normally, these pictures (media data) transferred securely and not available to intercept (MITM) if the device is not rooted.

Below you find 3 infographics summarizing what we described above. Each image provides information about both DAR and DIT items.

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Everything presented below is related to well-known CWEs, such as Sensitive data leakage [CWE-200], Unsafe sensitive data storage [CWE-312], Unsafe sensitive data transmission [CWE-319]. You can read more about it here.

Now let’s go deeper and examine each data item’s protection level.

Facebook (Android / Google Play) on Jan 26, 2017 (upd. on Feb 3th)

This application is available for Android. This app is designed to keep up with friends is the faster way by using the popular social network. The latest build was released on January 26th, 2017 (updated released on February 1st, 2017).

This release transfers data items are protected by SSL Pinning that means a weakness if you have a rooted device only. The data items are part of menu settings are vulnerable for intercepting (MITM attacks) with crafted certificate and installed on the device as trusted. These data items include

• Media Data related to the ‘Account Information’ Group
• Stream, Contact Profile, Contact GEO, Tracked Data ‘n’ Favorites related to the ‘Address Book ‘n’ Contact Information’ Group
• Device Data related to the ‘Analytics ‘n’ Ads Information’ Group
• Credentials (IDs), Credentials (Passwords), Credentials (Tokens) related to the ‘Credentials Information’ Group
• Device Details, Network Details, Environment related to the ‘Device Information’ Group
• Calendar Events, Calendar Details related to the ‘Events Information’ Group
• GEO Data, Location History, Place Details, Address Data related to the ‘Location ‘n’ Maps Information’ Group
• Contact Profile, Media Data related to the ‘Media Information’ Group
• Personalization related to the ‘Personal ‘n’ Private Information’ Group
• Stream, Messages, Preview, Access Permissions, Media Data, Bookmark Data related to the ‘Social Information’ Group

Findings Summary

Our examination revealed total 58 items, where were 23 DAR items and 35 DIT items found. Among DAR items were found 0 worst items, 23 bad items, 0 good items, and 0 best items. Among DIT items were found 0 worst items, 0 bad items, 35 good items, and 0 best items.

Below you find 2 infographics summarizing what we described above. Each image provides information about both DAR and DIT items.

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Everything presented below is related to well-known CWEs, such as Sensitive data leakage [CWE-200], Unsafe sensitive data storage [CWE-312], Unsafe sensitive data transmission [CWE-319]. You can read more about it here.

Now let’s go deeper and examine each data item’s protection level.

Instagram (Android / Google Play) on Jan 26, 2017 (upd. on Feb 3th)

This application is available for Android here. This app was designed to share your photos and videos, and keep up with your friends and interests. The latest build was released on January 24, 2017 related to v10.5  (updated released on February 1st, 2017).

Beware of using previous releases, because all your media data is transferred ‘as is’ without protection and rest data items are vulnerable for intercepting (MITM attacks) with crafted certificate and installed on the device as trusted. Have a look

The current release protects the network data items except for media data. The media data is still transferring ‘as is’ without protection. However, the rest data items are protected by SSL Pinning that means a weakness if you have a rooted device only.

Findings Summary

Our examination revealed total 42 items, where were 14 DAR items and 28 DIT items found. Among DAR items were found 0 worst items, 14 bad items, 0 good items, and 0 best items. Among DIT items were found 6 worst items, 0 bad items, 22 good items, and 0 best items.

Below you find 3 infographics summarizing what we described above. Each image provides information about both DAR and DIT items.

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Everything presented below is related to well-known CWEs, such as Sensitive data leakage [CWE-200], Unsafe sensitive data storage [CWE-312], Unsafe sensitive data transmission [CWE-319]. You can read more about it here.

Now let’s go deeper and examine each data item’s protection level.

Instagram (Android / Google Play) on Jan 18, 2017 (upd. on Jan 19th for v10.5)

This application is available for Android here. This app was designed to share your photos and videos, and keep up with your friends and interests. The latest build was released on January 17, 2017 and results are updated on Jan 19th for the last released v10.5 (according to this alternative apk downloader site)

Beware of using previous releases, because all your media data is transferred ‘as is’ without protection and rest data items are vulnerable for intercepting (MITM attacks) with crafted certificate and installed on the device as trusted. Have a look

The current release protects the network data items except for media data. The media data is still transferring ‘as is’ without protection. However, the rest data items are protected by SSL Pinning that means a weakness if you have a rooted device only.

Findings Summary

Our examination revealed total 42 items, where were 14 DAR items and 28 DIT items found. Among DAR items were found 0 worst items, 14 bad items, 0 good items, and 0 best items. Among DIT items were found 6 worst items, 0 bad items, 22 good items, and 0 best items.

Below you find 3 infographics summarizing what we described above. Each image provides information about both DAR and DIT items.

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Everything presented below is related to well-known CWEs, such as Sensitive data leakage [CWE-200], Unsafe sensitive data storage [CWE-312], Unsafe sensitive data transmission [CWE-319]. You can read more about it here.

Now let’s go deeper and examine each data item’s protection level.

Instagram (Android / Google Play) on Jan 15, 2017

This application is available for Android here. This app was designed to share your photos and videos, and keep up with your friends and interests. The latest build was released on December 21, 2016.

This release transfers all your media data ‘as is’ without protection and rest data is still vulnerable for intercepting (MITM attacks) with crafted certificate and installed on the device as trusted.

The new Instagram application is available and has the issues fixed. The media data is still transferring ‘as is’ without protection, however the rest data items are protected by SSL Pinning that means a weakness if you have a rooted device only. Have a look

Findings Summary

Our examination revealed total 42 items, where were 14 DAR items and 28 DIT items found. Among DAR items were found 0 worst items, 14 bad items, 0 good items, and 0 best items. Among DIT items were found 6 worst items, 0 bad items, 22 good items, and 0 best items.

Below you find 3 infographics summarizing what we described above. Each image provides information about both DAR and DIT items.

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Everything presented below is related to well-known CWEs, such as Sensitive data leakage [CWE-200], Unsafe sensitive data storage [CWE-312], Unsafe sensitive data transmission [CWE-319]. You can read more about it here.

Now let’s go deeper and examine each data item’s protection level.

eFax 4.10.0 (Android / Google Play) on Jan 2, 2017 (upd. Jan 4th)

This application is available for Android here. This app was designed to let customers send, receive, scan and sign faxes from their mobile phones or PC. The latest build was released on September 22, 2016.

Findings Summary

Our examination revealed total 31 items, where were 17 DAR items and 14 DIT items found. Among DAR items were found 0 worst items, 17 bad items, 0 good items, and 0 best items. Among DIT items were found 0 worst items, 0 bad items, 14 good items, and 0 best items.

Below you find 2 infographics summarizing what we described above. Each image provides information about both DAR and DIT items.

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Everything presented below is related to well-known CWEs, such as Sensitive data leakage [CWE-200], Unsafe sensitive data storage [CWE-312], Unsafe sensitive data transmission [CWE-319]. You can read more about it here.

Now let’s go deeper and examine each data item’s protection level.

How Mobile Apps Protect Your Data. 2016 Q4 Report

The purpose of this report and our research, in general, is widely spreading results on mobile application data protection for IT and security professionals as well as non-technical customers to stay informed about managing mobile application ecosystem.

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