A large leak in the Android mobile operating system makes it easier to crack the protection of their DigiD, ING banking and Paypal. Before warn researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) Saturday in the Times
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Criminals can therefore easy access to mobile phones and that install malicious apps, they ask. Google, maker of Android would already know off since the end of 2014 of the leak, but would still have done nothing.
,, The problem is caused by Google many services as possible under one user joins and permits apps using one browser on a phone can be put. This integration of services is nice for users, but has a downside, ” explain the researchers in the newspaper.
Cyber Risks
Banks confirm that they by VU of the threat are informed. They’re working on it, said a spokesman for the Netherlands Payments Association.
ING announces this type of cyber risks always keep a close eye on. The bank also stresses take their own detection measures to limit the risk of fraud. And customers were still affected than ING plans to compensate the damage.
Google says that users should especially ensure that their credentials remain secure. The company recommends that people and provides tips for this purpose, among other things in order to make use of two-factor authentication, wherein in addition to a password is also a special, made for the occasion, necessary code is
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