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Security biz Pentest is sounding alarms after it found an Android app it says has been downloaded 50 millions times despite being "little more than malware."
UK-based Pentest said a whitepaper study of the popular Flash Keyboard found that the Android app is "abusing" OS permissions, inserting potentially malicious ads, and tracking user behavior, then sending data to servers in China.
"It is Pentest's opinion that this application was not written by the developers to be intentionally malicious," researchers said.
For more Why does an Android keyboard need to see your camera and log files – and why does it phone home to China? • The Register
Security biz Pentest is sounding alarms after it found an Android app it says has been downloaded 50 millions times despite being "little more than malware."
UK-based Pentest said a whitepaper study of the popular Flash Keyboard found that the Android app is "abusing" OS permissions, inserting potentially malicious ads, and tracking user behavior, then sending data to servers in China.
"It is Pentest's opinion that this application was not written by the developers to be intentionally malicious," researchers said.
For more Why does an Android keyboard need to see your camera and log files – and why does it phone home to China? • The Register
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