New Android Flaw Affecting Over 1 Billion Phones Let Attackers Hijack Apps

New Android Bug Affecting Over A Billion Phones Could Let Malware Hijack Legitimate Apps.

A security vulnerability affecting Android that malicious apps can exploit to masquerade as any other app installed on a targeted device to display fake interfaces to the users, tricking them into giving away sensitive information.

Dubbed ‘Strandhogg 2.0,’ the new vulnerability affects all Android devices, except those running the latest version, Android Q / 10, of the mobile operating system—which, unfortunately, is running on only 15-20% of the total Android-powered devices, leaving billions of rest of the smartphones vulnerable to the attackers.

Source: New Android Flaw Affecting Over 1 Billion Phones Let Attackers Hijack Apps