What's more, Widdit uses an unencrypted HTTP channel to download application updates, a design decision that allows attackers on unsecured Wi-Fi networks to replace legitimate updates with malicious files. (more)
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
New Android threats could turn some phones into remote bugging devices...
Researchers have recently uncovered two unrelated threats that have the potential to turn some Android devices into remotely controlled bugging and spying devices.
The first risk, according to researchers at antivirus provider Bitdefender, comes in the form of a software framework dubbed Widdit, which developers for more than 1,000 Android apps have used to build revenue-generating advertising capabilities into their wares...
What's more, Widdit uses an unencrypted HTTP channel to download application updates, a design decision that allows attackers on unsecured Wi-Fi networks to replace legitimate updates with malicious files. (more)
What's more, Widdit uses an unencrypted HTTP channel to download application updates, a design decision that allows attackers on unsecured Wi-Fi networks to replace legitimate updates with malicious files. (more)
