Eavesdropper: The coding mistake that may be in your phone.

A simple coding error made in hundreds of apps may have exposed as many as 180 million smartphone users to having their text messages and phone conversations intercepted by hackers, security researchers warned.

The warning comes from experts at the cybersecurity firm Appthority, who spotted an error plaguing as many as 685 mobile apps—including one used for secure communications by a federal law enforcement agency...

The issue, which has been dubbed Eavesdropper...

Eavesdropper is an especially troublesome problem for a number of reasons. First, most users are likely unaware of what API their mobile apps use to handle certain features like texts and calls so it is unlikely the average person would be able to spot if an app they are using is vulnerable. more