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Fake ID Flaw Puts Android Users at Risk

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Sean Michael Kerner
Jul 29, 2014

At last year’s Black Hat USA conference, Jeff Forristal revealed the Master Key vulnerability impacting millions of Android users. For the upcoming Black Hat 2014 event, Forristal is back with another deep flaw within Android, this time a Fake ID vulnerability that could enable attackers to impersonate valid app developers.
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Sean Michael Kerner

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