
Man-in-the-Disk: Android Apps Exposed via External Storage

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Research By: Slava Makkaveev Recently, our researchers came across a shortcoming in the design of Android’s use of storage resources. Careless use of External Storage by applications may open the door to an attack resulting in any number of undesired outcomes, such as silent installation of unrequested, potentially malicious, apps to the user’s phone, denial… Click to Read More
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