vegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoHackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phonesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkHackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phonesarstechnica.comvegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square42linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoHmm, yes that can happen, but can it happen if you’re downloading directly from the Play store?
minus-squarereksas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 hours agofirst you download something and it has nothing malicious, then you update it later and then it has something.
minus-squarekrooklochurm@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoThere are reports all the time of play store apps containing malware.
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 day agoI’m sure there are apps that have malware built in yes, but I mean the MITM approach during an app download that you were describing.
Hmm, yes that can happen, but can it happen if you’re downloading directly from the Play store?
first you download something and it has nothing malicious, then you update it later and then it has something.
There are reports all the time of play store apps containing malware.
I’m sure there are apps that have malware built in yes, but I mean the MITM approach during an app download that you were describing.