Vulnerabilities detected in some apps on Google Play

Computer scientists from Germany's Leibniz University of Hannover and Philipps University of Marburg have found that apps downloaded by as many...

October 22, 2012 / 16:25 IST

Computer scientists from Germany's Leibniz University of Hannover and Philipps University of Marburg have found that apps downloaded by as many as 185 million people have been putting to risk online banking and social networking credentials of users, along with their e-mail and instant-messaging contents. Ars Technica now reports that computer scientists have attributed this to the fact that these programs use less than required encryption protections.

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first published: Oct 22, 2012 04:17 pm

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