LIVE: New Vulnerability Puts 99% of Androids at Risk
Welcome to NewsDesk on SiliconANGLE TV for Friday July 5, 2013. A major app vulnerability has been unearthed that could affect 99% of all Android devices. Joining us now to explain more on this unsettling discovery is SiliconANGLE Contributing Editor John Casaretto.
See live feed below or visit youtube.com/siliconangle to watch on-demand.
In a post on the BlueBox Security blog, CTO Jeff Forristal explains that the vulnerability dates back to Android 1.6 (aka its four-year-old Donut build). Forristal revealed the company found a method by which a hacker could modify an app’s APK code without breaking the cryptographic signature used to authenticate it.
In other words, apps could be loaded with malware but appear legitimate on the outside.
Since verified apps are granted complete access to the Android system and all applications on a phone, the security weakness is potentially huge, although it remains theoretical since it is unclear how malicious apps and updates would be served to users.
On this morning’s episode, you’ll see security expert John Casaretto discuss any fixes to the vulnerability, and break down what the device makers and carriers will do to solve the matter.
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