ComputerWorld - Security Is Sexy: Your Android has a Fake ID problem, allowing malware to impersonate trusted apps

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By Darlene Storm
July 30, 2014

Security researchers have identified a critical vulnerability in all versions of Android devices, from 2.1 to 4.4, that deals with how apps are signed. Bluebox Security dubbed the flaw Fake ID; in the same way an underage person might use a fake ID to gain access to a bar, the vulnerability could allow a malicious app to trick the Android security model into believing it is a trusted application and then grant it access to special privileges.

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