Thursday, May 11, 2017

The Google Play apps that say they don’t collect your data – and then do

From Sophos Naked Security:

The Google Play apps that say they don’t collect your data – and then do

"Adware is typically viewed as a nuisance that does no real harm. But in recent research, SophosLabs has seen adware in Google Play that does more than just deliver ads. This strain can collect the user’s personal information, including email address, and send them to a remote server.

Sophos detects this adware library as Android XavirAd and the information-stealing component as Andr/Infostl-BK."

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