Popular Android Password Managers Expose Credentials

Discussion in 'mobile device security' started by ronjor, Feb 28, 2017.

  1. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

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    By Eduard Kovacs on February 28, 2017
     
    ronjor, Feb 28, 2017
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  2. bellgamin

    bellgamin Registered Member

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    Whew, thanks for that link, Ronjor! I was just getting ready to load all my passwords into Last Pass. :eek:
     
    bellgamin, Mar 8, 2017
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  3. guest

    guest Guest

    The vulnerabilities are fixed:
     
    guest, Mar 8, 2017
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  4. Rasheed187

    Rasheed187 Registered Member

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    Wow, these holes were pretty bad, weird that developers can not spot them, don't these these apps get tested?
     
    Rasheed187, Mar 11, 2017
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  5. guest

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    Yes, some developers should test their apps more thoroughly.
    Storing the master password in plain text shouldn't happen, but it happened:
     
    guest, Mar 11, 2017
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  6. Trooper

    Trooper Registered Member

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    Geez crazy. I use LastPass as well. I do use two factor auth however so hopefully I am cool.
     
    Trooper, Mar 11, 2017
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