Security News > 2016 > May > Almost all Android users vulnerable to Accessibility Clickjacking attacks (Help Net Security)
2016-05-17 20:03
Symantec researchers recently posited that Android banking malware with screen overlay capabilities might soon start tricking users into turning on Android’s Accessibility Service, so that it can know which apps are in use and be able to show the appropriate fake login screens. Their previous trick for knowing the right time to show specific screens was to collect information from the getRunningTasks() API, but with Android 5.0 (Lollipop) that door has been closed to malware … More →
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