Security News > 2017 > May > Google’s plan to foil screen-hijacking malware in Android O (Help Net Security)
2017-05-10 20:11
74% of ransomware, 57% of adware, and 14% of banker malware abuse a specific app permission to target nearly 40 percent of all Android users – by overlaying screens, displaying fraudulent ads and phishing scams over apps. The permission The permission in question – SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW, introduced in Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) in October 2015 – forced users to explicitly bestow each app with permission to draw over other apps. But this created a problem for legitimate … More →
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