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Android Data Stealing App Downloaded By Millions

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the nobody-is-safe dept.

wisebabo writes "A wallpaper utility (that presents purloined copyrighted material) 'quietly collects personal information such as SIM card numbers, text messages, subscriber identification, and voicemail passwords. The data is then sent to www.imnet.us, a site that hails from Shenzen, China.'"

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  1. Thats it! by socz · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm going back to winmo where it's "Safe!"

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    1. Re:Thats it! by socz · · Score: 4, Funny

      Of course it happens to any platform that you can install/patch/hack on. A lot of people don't even install anything on their winmo phones because its a hassle, yet on iP and droid, it's as easy as pie! But anyone who thinks they're safe is a fool... because unless you compile your own compiler...

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    2. Re:Thats it! by mark72005 · · Score: 4, Funny

      I am anxiously awaiting the safety and security of Windows Phone 7

    3. Re:Thats it! by Dishevel · · Score: 4, Funny

      and write your own compiler.

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    4. Re:Thats it! by brasselv · · Score: 3, Funny

      and run it on hardware you designed and manufactured yourself

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  2. Face off? by notaspunkymonkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    God help anybody who used facebook and this app... there's every chance they will get home tonight and find an imposter in bed with their wife.

    1. Re:Face off? by jsnipy · · Score: 3, Funny

      the Chinese accent would be a tipoff :)

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  3. Implied Racism! by darkmeridian · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am surprised, shocked, and dismayed to see a fine journalistic source such as Slashdot stoop to yellow journalism, as it were. There is absolutely nothing suspicious about the origin of the website being being in Shenzen, China and the summary's implication of this is absolutely untoward. I expect a full apology posted immediately, then duped again tomorrow.

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  4. Re:Why would you need it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Nobody has it in use. Once they discovered it, millions of Google security researchers downloaded it
    to run sandboxed or on AVDs." - Google Spokesperson

  5. Re:Why would you need it by AltairDusk · · Score: 2, Funny

    Instead, I have to say 'the droid is known to have data stealing apps and no I can't tell you which ones suck ass, just get yourself an iPhone so apple can protect you, its far easier on all of us'

    What the fuck is wrong with you?

    You imply that you're tech-savvy and then in the same post assume Apple will protect them? Sneaking code by Apple is completely impossible! Oh wait...