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All you need to know about Android Master Key vulnerability – Tech2

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All you need to know about Android Master Key vulnerability
Tech2
In its most evil form, however, a botnet can be used to conduct Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Since smartphones and tablets running Android have high user involvement, it becomes that much more dangerous when they are part of a botnet …
First malware in the wild found exploiting Bluebox's Android app signing flawApple Insider
Malware Using Android "Master Key" Flaw Found In the WildDecryptedTech

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Facebook, the early years: handing out a master password like candy

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Former “voice of the boy king” – aka ghostwriter to Mark Zuckerberg – Katherine Losse says she was stunned when they handed over a password that could get her into any account, all sans background check to ascertain whether or not she was a “crazed stalker”.
Naked Security – Sophos

Android ‘Master Key’ Security Vulnerability Exposed – The VAR Guy

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Android 'Master Key' Security Vulnerability Exposed
The VAR Guy
… could affect any Android phone released in the last four years—or nearly 900 million devices—and depending on the type of application, a hacker can exploit the vulnerability for anything from data theft to creation of a mobile botnet,” wrote …
Serious Android Flaw Could Turn Mobile Apps MaliciousCRN
Android's Achilles' Heel Poses a Major Threat to UsersSiliconANGLE (blog)
99 per cent of Android apps vulnerable to attackers without breaking signaturesAsiaOne
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Android ‘Master Key’ Security Hole Puts 99% Of Devices At Risk Of Exploitation – TechCrunch

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Android 'Master Key' Security Hole Puts 99% Of Devices At Risk Of Exploitation
TechCrunch
Mobile security startup Bluebox Security has unearthed a vulnerability in Android's security model which it says means that the nearly 900 million Android phones released in the past four years could be exploited, or some 99% of Android devices.
Protect your device from major Android security flawWashington Times
Bluebox reveals Android security hole, may affect 99 percent of devicesEngadget
Huge security vulnerability may affect nearly every Android device on the planetBGR
TechnoBuffalo –SiliconANGLE (blog) –ZDNet (blog)
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