Google researcher Elie Bursztein found and reported to Apple that there were numerous vulnerabilities in its App Store app because it used unencrypted communications to talk to Apple’s servers. This left users vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks that could allow an attacker to steal passwords or other information. Apple has now announced that it is using HTTPS to communicate between the App Store application and its servers. Why it took Apple over six months to fix the issue is unclear, but it does show how important it is for native applications to use secure communications to servers.”]