Android Camera app bug lets malicious apps secretly record video and steal data
5 years, 4 months ago

Android Camera app bug lets malicious apps secretly record video and steal data

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The vulnerability allows a malicious app to record video and audio, and to steal location data from photos. Researchers found that the vulnerability allowed a third-party application to request “storage permissions” from an Android phone user, which in turn gave it access to the camera, record video, and access geolocation data embedded in stored photos. This, in turn, allowed hackers to use the vulnerability to record video and audio from affected devices and upload them to external servers without the knowledge of the user. The issue was addressed on impacted Google devices via a Play Store update to the Google Camera Application in July 2019.

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This Android App Was Recording Thousands of Users Without Consent, Now Removed From Play Store
1 year, 9 months ago

This Android App Was Recording Thousands of Users Without Consent, Now Removed From Play Store

News 18  

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Android 12: If your phone shows a camera or microphone icon someone may be spying on you
3 years, 3 months ago

Android 12: If your phone shows a camera or microphone icon someone may be spying on you

The Independent  

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Here is why you should think before giving apps access to your smartphone data
5 years, 2 months ago

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India TV News  

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Latest Android flaw can access your camera to click images and more: Here is what it is
5 years, 3 months ago

Latest Android flaw can access your camera to click images and more: Here is what it is

India TV News  

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Google flaw allowed hackers access to Android phones through camera
5 years, 4 months ago

Google flaw allowed hackers access to Android phones through camera

The Independent  

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Forget Pegasus, a new threat reveals your Android phone camera can spy on you
5 years, 4 months ago

Forget Pegasus, a new threat reveals your Android phone camera can spy on you

Live Mint  

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Camera apps in Google, Samsung smartphones affected by an Android bug that turns phones into spying devices
5 years, 4 months ago

Camera apps in Google, Samsung smartphones affected by an Android bug that turns phones into spying devices

India Today  

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