BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 days agoHackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phonesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldandroid@lemdro.idtechnology@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up197arrow-down1external-linkHackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phonesarstechnica.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldandroid@lemdro.idtechnology@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squarejustOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down18·5 days agoYeah, so if you install an app that gives them full permissions, they can see what you’re doing on your phone. shocking
minus-squareBrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·edit-25 days agoExcept attack “requires no permissions” for the app to work.
minus-squareXLE@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·5 days agoThe article is pretty clear that the issue is with the Android devices themselves, not with lazy users. There is no indication that a malicious app has these permissions.
Yeah, so if you install an app that gives them full permissions, they can see what you’re doing on your phone.
shocking
Except attack “requires no permissions” for the app to work.
The article is pretty clear that the issue is with the Android devices themselves, not with lazy users. There is no indication that a malicious app has these permissions.