Malicious Pokémon GO App Spreading DroidJack RAT

ronjor · Jul 11, 2016

David Bisson Jul 11, 2016
Fortunately, Android enthusiasts of Pokémon GO can check to see whether they have a copy of the legitimate app installed on their devices. They should first review the permissions requested, as only the malicious version containing DroidJack requests the ability to modify SMS messages and record audio.
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http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-se...cious-pokemon-go-app-spreading-droidjack-rat/

stapp · Jul 12, 2016

Pokémon Go raises security concerns among Google users

Pokémon Go is the subject of security concerns as Google users discover that the game has full access to their accounts. A Tumblr post by Adam Reeve, who works for a security analytics firm, raised attention to the level of account permissions the game has by default, revealing that players who sign in through Google grant Pokémon Go developer Niantic Labs access into the entirety of their account data.
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Update from PokemanGo devs

We recently discovered that the Pokémon GO account creation process on iOS erroneously requests full access permission for the user's Google account. However, Pokémon GO only accesses basic Google profile information (specifically, your User ID and email address) and no other Google account information is or has been accessed or collected. Once we became aware of this error, we began working on a client-side fix to request permission for only basic Google profile information, in line with the data that we actually access.
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BoerenkoolMetWorst · Jul 12, 2016

You Should Probably Check Your Pokémon Go Privacy Settings
https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/heres-all-the-data-pokemon-go-is-collecting-from-your-phone
(Information about the Google account is in it, but also other information Pokemon Go collects)

Pokémon Go doesn't check HTTPS certificates properly
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/11/pokemon_go_leaky/

xxJackxx · Jul 16, 2016

Valid concerns though you should probably be more worried about getting hit by a car or shot for trespassing while playing.

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