Many mobile apps are vulnerable to a newly discovered man-in-the-middle attack. This is how attackers intercept data as its being passed from a mobile device to a server. Mobile endpoints are more vulnerable to these kinds of attacks, because bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies make it harder for IT to manage devices in the corporate network. As the number of mobile devices increases, so do the potential sources of infection. Appthority recently discovered more than 1,000 apps that potentially leak data from unsecured servers.”]
Source: https://securityintelligence.com/more-mobile-apps-means-more-man-in-the-middle-attacks/