vegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoHackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phonesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down116cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zipandroid@lemdro.id
arrow-up1209arrow-down1external-linkHackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phonesarstechnica.comvegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square47fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zipandroid@lemdro.id
minus-squareFreedomAdvocatelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·23 hours agoSo it could be hiding in, what would you call them…….malicious apps? The relevant code isn’t going to be in a non malicious app.
minus-squareReginaPhalange@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·22 hours agoListen Mr Zuckerberg, we can improve our ad revenue immensely if we can do this one little trick to Facebook’s code…
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·21 hours agoUm, ok, and how would you know the difference?
minus-squareFreedomAdvocatelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 hours agoBecause if it’s doing this it’s a malicious app…. Google also said they’ve found zero apps doing this.
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 hours ago Because if it’s doing this it’s a malicious app…. OK, how would you know? Google also said they’ve found zero apps doing this. So what? There are millions of apps on the Play store, they aren’t all being reviewed with this level of scrutiny. This means basically nothing.
So it could be hiding in, what would you call them…….malicious apps?
The relevant code isn’t going to be in a non malicious app.
Listen Mr Zuckerberg, we can improve our ad revenue immensely if we can do this one little trick to Facebook’s code…
Um, ok, and how would you know the difference?
Because if it’s doing this it’s a malicious app….
Google also said they’ve found zero apps doing this.
OK, how would you know?
So what? There are millions of apps on the Play store, they aren’t all being reviewed with this level of scrutiny. This means basically nothing.