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Sneak Attack: Android Apps Can Ambush Each Other

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August 21, 2014 3:00:43 PM

Shared memory lets Android apps 'see' what others are doing and mount precision attacks to steal sensitive information.

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August 21, 2014 5:07:55 PM

So it is something like a Pro Action Replay/Game Genie style of "hacking" ?
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August 22, 2014 4:33:02 AM

Solution? Move to Blackberry or Windows Phone 8.1. Hackers understand market share potential too! So those 2 mentioned OS above won't be looked at... like at all! Personally i use a Lumia 920 w/ WP 8.1 and never had a security issue!
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August 22, 2014 7:10:11 AM

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Solution? Move to Blackberry or Windows Phone 8.1. Hackers understand market share potential too! So those 2 mentioned OS above won't be looked at... like at all! Personally i use a Lumia 920 w/ WP 8.1 and never had a security issue!

Security through obscurity (or whatever the appropriate term) just makes it worse. Mac OS X is actually less secure than Windows as Black Hat Pwn2Own contests historically have shown.
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August 22, 2014 8:44:28 AM

Qubes is probably immune: https://qubes-os.org
There was an artilce about it on Tom's a few years ago.
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August 22, 2014 10:01:44 AM

This wouldn't be happening if we had the death penalty for hackers.

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Security through obscurity (or whatever the appropriate term) just makes it worse.


That would be security through minority or something like that.
Besides, for the end user it doesn't make much difference. Using OS X (or WP or whichever niche platform) will keep users safer, regardless of the vulnerabilities present.
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August 22, 2014 2:10:46 PM

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Solution? Move to Blackberry or Windows Phone 8.1. Hackers understand market share potential too! So those 2 mentioned OS above won't be looked at... like at all! Personally i use a Lumia 920 w/ WP 8.1 and never had a security issue!


Yeah, right. See the next article down, "Windows Store Infested with Fake Apps."
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August 23, 2014 3:16:48 PM

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Solution? Move to Blackberry or Windows Phone 8.1. Hackers understand market share potential too! So those 2 mentioned OS above won't be looked at... like at all! Personally i use a Lumia 920 w/ WP 8.1 and never had a security issue!


That's not really a solution. Just because something has a secruity issue it doesn't mean you should instantly be jumping ship. Those devices have had/can have their fair share of problems too.
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