WeChat devs introduced security flaws when they modded TLS, say researchers [Fri Oct 18 2024]

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WeChat devs introduced security flaws when they modded TLS, say researchers

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WeChat devs introduced security flaws when they modded TLS, say researchers

No attacks possible, but enough issues to cause concern

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