Bought a new Android phone? What if I say your brand new smartphone can be hacked remotely?
Nearly all Android phones come with useless applications pre-installed by manufacturers or carriers, usually called bloatware, and there’s nothing you can do if any of them has a backdoor built-in—even if you’re careful about avoiding sketchy apps.
That’s exactly what security researchers from mobile security firm Kryptowire demonstrated at the DEF CON security conference on Friday.
images from Hacker News
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