Android: thousands of users of this system vulnerable to hack
Supports millions of smartphone users that rely on Android mobile applications can leak their personal information and credit card information and the Web sites they visit, according to a recent study published . The study tested the 13,500 applications most commonly used Android devices from the store "Google PlayStation Store" found that their programme 1074 (equivalent to 8 per cent) use non-secure encryption methods allow hackers steal information users .
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Researchers at the universities tried to Leibniz in Hannover and Philips in Marburg with Germany penetrating 100 Android application from applications that do not use secure encryption methods, managed to steal information from them you get combined programme, 41 more than 39 million users, according to Google's Playboy store.
The study said "we were able to collect banking information and user names and passwords in their financial services. Add to Facebook accounts and e-mail and webcams. "
And established researchers in their studies network "WiFi to connect through Internet applications users, and managed to intercept the information exchanged between applications and Web analysis and obtain personal information, and why is the adoption of such programmes at the simple encryption mechanisms porous.
Used to study Galaxy Samsung phones nexus based on version 4.0 of the operating system Android, Google has not commented on the results of the study to date.
The study advised Android apps developers to adopt better tools to ensure encryption of data exchanged with the Internet.
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