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Major Android leak leaves Samsung, LG, other devices vulnerable to security threat

The security leak can help scammers flag malicious apps as trustable and genuine apps, even when they clearly aren't.

By team91 -

Published On: December 5, 2022

Highlights

A new smartphone security leak has left Android devices from brands like Samsung and LG vulnerable to malware apps.
The leak contains platform certificates, which are used to verify apps and sign off on Android builds.
These certificates can be used to create apps which will be flagged as authentic by Google, even if they are not.

If you are using an Android smartphone, watch out, as a new security leak has left various smartphones from Samsung, LG, and other manufacturers vulnerable to malware apps, that can potentially steal your user data and can even gain access to your device. The new data leak, that has recently been reported, is pretty dangerous, as it can flag any spammy/malicious app as a verified app and can potentially cause a lot of trouble.

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Major Android leak leaves Samsung, LG, other devices vulnerable to security threat

New security leak leaves Android devices vulnerable