Apple finally using HTTPS for AppStore

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Apple has begun using secure Web pages — HTTPS — for all App Store communications. The move mitigated a number of vulnerabilities that attackers could have exploited to steal App Store passwords, force users to pay for unwanted apps or intercept user data.

Apple announced the security change earlier this year, noting that “active content is now served over HTTPS by default” for App Store via its iTunes applications. Apple’s security notice credited multiple researchers for alerting it to the vulnerability, including Google researcher Elie Bursztein.

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