Pope's official prayer app commits cardinal sin, leaks 700K+ users' info
This app needs to take a vow of silence when it comes to your personal information.The app, available in seven languages and on iOS, Android, and clicktopray.org, is the official app of the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network. It connects users across the globe to pray for the Holy Father’s intentions, and as of July 2026, it has 719,517 registered accounts.It’s also very leaky, according to security sleuth BobDaHacker, who says she spotted and disclosed the vulnerability to the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network on January 3. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); “The vulnerability is still live,” the hacker said in a Friday blog.
- ▪This app needs to take a vow of silence when it comes to your personal information.The app, available in seven languages and on iOS, Android, and clicktopray.org, is the official app of the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network.
- ▪It connects users across the globe to pray for the Holy Father’s intentions, and as of July 2026, it has 719,517 registered accounts.It’s also very leaky, according to security sleuth BobDaHacker, who says she spotted and disclosed the vuln
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); “The vulnerability is still live,” the hacker said in a Friday blog.
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