BOSTON-A mobile security expert says he has found new ways for hackers to attack phones running Google Inc 's Android operating system.
Riley Hassell, who causeda stir when he called off an appearance ata hacker's conference last week, told Reuters he and colleague Shane Macaulay decided not to lay out their research at the gathering for fear criminals would use it attack Android phones.
He said in an interview he identified more thana dozen widely used Android applications that make the phones vulnerable to attack.
"App developers frequently fail to follow security guidelines and write applications properly," he said.
"Some apps expose themselves to outside contact. If these apps are vulnerable, then an attacker can remotely compromise that app and potentially the phone using something as simple ...
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Riley Hassell, who causeda stir when he called off an appearance ata hacker's conference last week, told Reuters he and colleague Shane Macaulay decided not to lay out their research at the gathering for fear criminals would use it attack Android phones.
He said in an interview he identified more thana dozen widely used Android applications that make the phones vulnerable to attack.
"App developers frequently fail to follow security guidelines and write applications properly," he said.
"Some apps expose themselves to outside contact. If these apps are vulnerable, then an attacker can remotely compromise that app and potentially the phone using something as simple ...
http://www.cnbc.com//id/44123035
Shared via News360 for Windows Phone 7. Learn more at http://news360app.com.
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