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November 20, 2015

Android Smartphone+ for Christmas?

Filed under: Cybersecurity,Security — Patrick Durusau @ 12:59 pm

I say Android Smartphone+ because Swati Khandelwal reports it’s a gift that keeps on giving.

This Malware Can Secretly Auto-Install any Android App to Your Phone

From the post:

Own an Android Smartphone?

Hackers can install any malicious third-party app on your smartphone remotely even if you have clearly tapped a reject button of the app.

Security researchers have uncovered a trojanized adware family that has the capability to automatically install any app on an Android device by abusing the operating system’s accessibility features.

Swati has a video of this remote installation in action. This is not theoretical hack.

Full Disclosure: I don’t have an iPhone either.

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