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Yinfeng Qiu (Mobile Threat Analyst)

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Tapjacking: An Untapped Threat in Android

  • Posted on:December 14, 2012
  • Posted in:Mobile
  • Posted by:
    Yinfeng Qiu (Mobile Threat Analyst)
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Using social engineering tricks, a developer can create an app that tricks users into tapping a specifically-crafted app popup window (called toast view), making it a gateway for varied threats.This attack, dubbed tapjacking, takes advantage of a specific vulnerability in Android user interaction (UI) component. This technique is not very complicated but has serious security…

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Tags: androidmobile apptapjacking

Bypassing Android Permissions: What You Need to Know

  • Posted on:November 12, 2012
  • Posted in:Mobile
  • Posted by:
    Yinfeng Qiu (Mobile Threat Analyst)
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The permissions in Android devices are designed to guarantee that those Android apps without any declared permissions cannot do anything harmful to the mobile device. Or can they? How Android Permissions Work Before we get into the details, let’s see how Android permissions work. An Android app can access limited system resources. To access sensitive…

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    Read our security predictions for 2020.

Business Process Compromise

  • Attackers are starting to invest in long-term operations that target specific processes enterprises rely on. They scout for vulnerable practices, susceptible systems and operational loopholes that they can leverage or abuse. To learn more, read our Security 101: Business Process Compromise.

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