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Android Market Flaw Opens Loophole for Hackers
Android Market Flaw Opens Loophole for Hackers
SecurityNewsDaily, By Matt Liebowitz
The new Android market opened its doors yesterday (Feb. 3), and security experts have already discovered a feature that makes users downloading apps via smartphone particularly vulnerable to cybercrime.
Android’s revamped market allows for remote download and installation of any app to a mobiledevice – all the user needs is a Gmail account linked to the device, the security company Kaspersky Lab said in a blog.
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