You hated them on your PC and now those annoying pop-up ads and phishing attempts could find their way into an Android device near you. This year at Defcon 19 (a hacking conference held every year in Las Vegas) a couple of researchers managed to find a vulnerability in Android that could allow for apps in the Android Market to steal a users data via phishing or by be used by advertisers to bring the most annoying idea of the 21st century, pop-up ads. Apparently, it's possible for someone to create an app that will display a fake bank app log-in page while the user is using a legitimate banking app.
Android Phone, Vulnerability Found In Android That Allows For Phishing Scams and Pop-up Ads
