Mobile security: These health apps aren't good for your phone or your privacy

mood · Oct 9, 2019

Mobile security: These health apps aren't good for your phone or your privacy
As people turn to mobile apps to help manage health conditions, cyber criminals have realised there's money to be made
October 7, 2019
https://www.zdnet.com/article/mobil...ps-arent-good-for-your-phone-or-your-privacy/

People looking for information about diabetes and other conditions could be at risk from having their private information stolen and privacy invaded by cyber criminals.

Malicious Android applications targeting people living with diabetes were detailed by Axelle Apvrille, principal security researcher at Fortinet, during a presentation at the Virus Bulletin 2019 conference in London.
One malicious app claims it will predict your life expectancy if the user answers a list of questions about their health – However, information entered into the form was being sent to a remote server in a move that the application doesn't advertise – something the researchers are highly suspicious of.

A second diabetes management app was more obvious about its malicious nature. Available as a free download, the app wouldn't work as advertised unless the user downloads other applications that are full of adware.
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But despite the shoddy nature of these malicious applications – many of which don't even provide basic advice on managing diabetes – those who download them might just put up with the interference.

"Cyber criminals are making a profit out of that," she added.
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