Millions of people using Android apps are at risk of having their personal data leaked, research indicates.
Scientists tested 13,500 Android apps and found almost 8% failed to protect bank account and social media logins.
By creating a fake wi-fi hotspot and using a specially created attack tool to spy on the data the apps sent via that route, the researchers were able to:
- capture login details for online bank accounts, email services, social media sites and corporate networks
- disable security programs or fool them into labelling secure apps as infected
- inject computer code into the data stream that made apps carry out specific commands
Google has yet to comment on the research and its findings.
Read more @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20025973
Source: BBC
About Clove
Well that’s not exactly a surprise is it… Yes it is bad but at the same time as loading the apps the user’s should also use a modicum of common sense.
There are tools out there that can record keystrokes via a hotspot that hackers can use etc to clone peoples details.
The question is were the same tests carried out on Apple?