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High-level vulnerabilities discovered in 84% of Android shopping apps
2018-05-23 11:30

More than 84% of the shopping apps have three or more high-level security vulnerabilities, according to a security assessment by Appknox and Seworks. A total of 274 vulnerabilities were detected among the top 50 Android mobile shopping apps, and all had security risks. The apps were tested across 34 different security testing categories. 94% of the apps failed an Unprotected Exported Receivers test Android apps export receivers, which respond to external broadcast announcements and communicate … More → The post High-level vulnerabilities discovered in 84% of Android shopping apps appeared first on Help Net Security.


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