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More than 800 Android apps are leaking personal data

2011-07-22 08:06 by
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A security firm named Dasient studied 10,000 applications for Android smartphones and found that more than 8 percent of the applications are transmitting personal user data to unauthorized computers. This kind of malware aims to take control of a user's smartphone. It can, for example send text messages to entire contact lists, which easily pumps up the users' bill without their interaction.

Neil Daswani, the CTO of Dasient says that the amount of infected applications has doubled over the last two years. He is going to present the full findings at the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas which starts on July 30th.

Beyond personal user data, the malware often leaks the IMEI number (specific to the phone) and the IMSI number (specific to the subscriber). This sensitive information can be deliberately used by illegal organizations that create cloned phones.

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