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Android Apps ‘Collude’ to Expose Users’ Data, Study Finds

Posted on April 4, 2017June 25, 2025 by Dissent

Sean Duffy reports:

You might want to think twice before opening your Android smartphone’s flashlight app, unless being vulnerable to cyberattacks is your thing.

Thousands of popular Android phone apps could be exposing sensitive user information by “colluding” with other apps that have – or haven’t – received permission to access data, according to a study presented Monday by Virginia Tech researchers.

The large-scale analysis highlights how seemingly harmless apps can pose widespread security risks that leave unassuming users vulnerable to cyberattacks.

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