Security News > 2021 > May > How your personal data may be exposed by misconfigured mobile apps
That mobile app you've been using could be exposing your personal data to the wrong people, not because of the way the app is designed but because of the way it taps into third-party services.
The challenge is that today's mobile apps increasingly rely on third-party data and services.
Though the firm's research team focused on Android apps in Google Play, Check Point mobile research manager Aviran Hazum said the company found iOS apps also at risk.
"Such cloud services provide essentially unlimited storage that is accessible from anywhere, and that is perfect for the world of mobile connectivity. For the Android apps Check Point investigated, they uncovered data stored in the cloud that did not require authentication and was accessible to anyone."
To illustrate its claims, Check Point cited some specific apps on Google Play where the researchers were able to access personal user data.
Even a mobile security product capable of checking an app's infrastructure components won't prevent data from being uploaded and exposed or else the app wouldn't work properly.