Wednesday, July 10, 2013

NINETY-nine per cent of all Android devices are vulnerable to hacking

This is the claim of a study by BlueBox security, a mobile security company which claims it has discovered a flaw in the
operating system of almost all Google phones and tablets (which runs on the operating system Android) that allows hackers to
modify its code in a way that "turns any legitimate application into a malicious Trojan" virus.
The company claims this vulnerability exists on any Android phone or tablet released
over the last four years, affecting
approximately 900 million devices.

The way it works:
Rather than creating a malicious app, cyber criminals wait for legitimate apps to be approved for sale and then go in and modify
the code after and create an exploit that allows them to take over people's phones via the app.
This flaw would allow hackers to access your passwords, credit card information, emails, any information you store on your phone.
Depending on the type of application, a hacker can exploit the vulnerability for anything from data theft to creation of a
mobile botnet.
So far it appears though this flaw only affects non Google apps, considering the amount of third party apps that exist in the Google store that's hardly a paltry number.

So what can I do about this?

- Do not allow apps from unkown sources. To do this go to Settings, Security and untick "allow unknown sources".

- Bluebox has recommended that users update their operating system to the latest version.

- Also, if you have any apps which store your personal information such as credit card or PayPal information (like eBay, Amazon or
Etsy), you should remove this information immediately.

- Remove any personal information from your phone (do you have your credit card pin
stored in your notes? Get rid of it.


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