HTC Android Security Error Exposes Sensitive User Data ~ TechNeem

One researcher has found a potential security risk in the popular HTC smartphones that exposes confidential data, including emails, text messages and GPS location.

The error is found by security researcher Trevor Eckhart affects users of HTC and HTC Thunderbolt EVO 3D and 4G, among others, running on the Android operating system. Eckhart noted that a software update issued by the new company installs a program that collects user data and sharing data with other applications on the Android phone with internet access.

"It's like leaving the keys under the mat and looks at the person who will open the door," he wrote on the blog Artem Russakovskii the Android Security Police.

In his opinion, HTC spokesman said that the company "will take the safety of our customers' very seriously, and we plan to investigate this claim as quickly as possible. We offer to upgrade as soon as we can determine the accuracy of the claim, and what measures can be taken "

In July, reported the Taiwanese mobile phone manufacturer, that second quarter earnings and revenue more than doubled the previous year. HTC Thunderbolt was outselling the popular Apple iPhone 4 Verizon store in many locations, said analyst Walter Piecyk BTIG in March.

Find Eckhart is the latest in a number of potential vulnerabilities discovered in mobile devices. In last week's tech blog BGR.com unveiled a security vulnerability that allows users to bypass the password to unlock the AT&T's Samsung smartphone Galaxy SII.

In recent months, security experts express concerns about the operating system Google Android. In May, researchers in Germany that users running version 2.3.3 or lower Android may be vulnerable to hackers who can access unencrypted Wi-Fi network to view their calendars, photos and contacts.

Last month, security firm McAfee, said the Google Android operating system has been the most popular target for malware developers for mobile devices in the second quarter of this year. Meanwhile, security firm Symantec published a White Paper in June, noting that the Google model to verify the applications on Android devices was "less rigorous and therefore less safe" Apple IOS platform.