Popular iPhone and Android app Secret has been hacked in a controlled experiment, allowing security experts to get hold of data.
The app, which allows you to post statements anonymously to your friends and friends of friends was hacked by security researchers at Rhino Security Labs who were able to reveal the identities of posters using a flaw in the app's security.
The company's co-founder, Benjamin Caudill, said in a blog post: "This is exactly the kind of application that needs to spend some time under the magnifying glass. A service encouraging people to share their most private thoughts under the aegis of anonymity needs to ensure this anonymity is maintained."
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