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‘Unhackable’ Android can be hacked, Black Hat researchers say

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 1, 2010

“Once thought to be unhackable, the Android phone is anything
but, according to researchers presenting at Black Hat 2010.

“FBI details worst social networking cyber crime problemsNot
only has malicious software cloaked in a wallpaper application
stolen personal information from infected phones and sent it to a
Web site in China, but researchers from Lookout Mobile Security
have found a way to take the phones over completely – including
top-of-the-line models hawked by major wireless carriers.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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