#android backdoor

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Google confirms that advanced backdoor malware came preinstalled on Android devices

Google confirms that advanced backdoor malware came preinstalled on Android devices

Dan Goodin for Ars Technica:

Criminals in 2017 managed to get an advanced backdoor [Triada] preinstalled on Android devices before they left the factories of manufacturers, Google researchers confirmed on Thursday.

Once installed, Triada’s chief purpose was to install apps that could be used to send spam and display ads. It employed an impressive kit of tools, including rooting exploits that…

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Purported Android backdoor affects several high profile Galaxy devices

Purported Android backdoor affects several high profile Galaxy devices

Replicant, a third party developer of an open source Android distribution, claims to have stumbled on a backdoor program that makes it possible for the modem to modify the phone’s onboard storage.

The purported affected devices include the Samsung Galaxy S, S II, and S III, Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S, Galaxy Note and Note 2, and Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and Tab 2 10.1.

Replicant developer Paul Kocialkowski…

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[technonetnews]

Android Apps Can Access Your Photos Without Permission. This loophole can also be exploited by bad developers to create android apps that can insert a backdoor