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along_the_road ( along_the_road@beehaw.org )  to Technology · 1 year ago

Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones

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Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones

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along_the_road ( along_the_road@beehaw.org )  to Technology · 1 year ago
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Malicious app required to make “Pixnapping” attack work requires no permissions.
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    Looks like this works regardless of that

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      Looks like you might be right - though I imagine disabling the ability to draw over apps with that security flag in place would do a lot to mitigate… but… im also not a security researcher

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