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Security Researcher hacks “Anti Tracking & Pro Privacy” Brave Browser

January 10, 2017

Brave is an open source project that promises to block Internet greed and ugliness while improving speed and protecting privacy. Basically, it blocks ads containing pixels and cookies that track users and load stuff onto their devices without their knowledge.

Brave considers security as its topmost priority and runs a Bug bounty program on Hackerone platform. Aaditya Purani, a Security researcher and Ethical Hacker discovered a critical flaw in Brave’s IOS as well as Android applications that would let any attacker tricking users into visiting a fake or malicious website to serve either malware or conduct phishing attacks.

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