After spreading a lot of rumors about hackers ’operations on smart devices, Android users have become on high alert about mobile applications on their phones, and many similar warnings have been repeated during the past few months, but this latest threat could be one of the worst threats as he says Experts say it can affect millions of devices worldwide, and if you are one of the affected, you will need to act quickly.
And the Security team at VPNpro, a popular app with over 100 million installs on phones, has discovered potentially dangerous permissions that could leave anyone who has downloaded it open to attack, and hackers can use personal details stolen from the app to make money.
The app, known as VivaVideo, is one of the biggest free video editing apps for Android, and although it may seem harmless enough, once the app is installed, it will request access to several settings, including the ability to read and write files to drives External disks, in addition to accessing the user’s location via GPS technology, even when the app is not being used.
According to Russia Today, it is clear that not all of this data is required to edit or capture a video clip for sharing on user accounts on social media, and the most interesting thing is that the claim is to know the exact location of the user.
One of the most profitable types of data for bad actors is accurate location data, this can allow apps to send an update of where you’ve been 14,000 times a day, even when you’re not using the app.
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