Research finds an attacker rarely needs physical access to a victim's smartphone to steal data

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Positive Technologies research finds an attacker rarely needs physical access to a victim's smartphone to steal data
June 19, 2019
https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/ab...ccess-to-a-victim-s-smartphone-to-steal-data/

Positive Technologies’ yearly report, Vulnerabilities and Threats in Mobile Applications 2019, found that critical vulnerabilities are slightly more common in Android applications, compared to their iOS counterparts (43% vs. 38%). The experts categorize this difference as minimal: the security level of mobile apps is roughly equivalent between the two platforms.

Insecure data storage was identified as the most common vulnerability. This flaw is found in 76 percent of mobile apps and in some cases could enable hackers to steal passwords, financial information, personal data, and correspondence.
Of the vulnerabilities found, 89 percent could be exploited by malware.

“We recommend that users take a close look when applications request access to phone functions or data. If you doubt that an application needs access to perform its job correctly, decline the request. [...] It's better to be safe than sorry."
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Positive Technologies: Vulnerabilities and threats in mobile applications, 2019

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