Amazon Silk Browser Ignored SSL Searches

Amazon's Silk internet browser contained a serious bug which not only ignored SSL security standards in Google searches but prevented redirection to the secure version of the search engine. The Google Chrome-based Silk browser, loaded with Amazon Kindle tablets, was set up without Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology -- which encrypts communication between servers and web browsers -- and also prevented automatic redirections to Google's SSL version of the tech giant's search engine.

This security problem left user connections unencrypted and potentially open to man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks and snooping.

On Monday, Nightwatch Security revealed its findings in a public security disclosure. The company's security team said the browser, which allows users to choose between Google, Bing, and Yahoo for search results, does not connect using SSL if Google is selected.