Popular Call-Recording App Neon Shuts Down After Security Breach Exposes Users' Phone Numbers and Private Conversations
Summary
Viral call-recording app Neon, downloaded 75,000 times yesterday and ranking in top-five free iPhone apps, shuts down after security breach exposes users' phone numbers and private conversations to any logged-in user.
Key Points
- Viral call-recording app Neon goes offline after a security flaw exposes users' phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts to any logged-in user
- The app, which pays users for call recordings to sell data to AI companies, was downloaded 75,000 times yesterday and ranks among top-five free iPhone apps
- Founder Alex Kiam shuts down servers after being alerted to the breach but fails to inform users about the specific security lapse in his notification email