OK, this is as bad as it gets for Android, right? While reading the sans newsletter I talked about in my first article for today, I came across this. Sent this to Security Now, and someone else who uses Android that i know. All I can say is that I hope that nobody who is disabled who relies on the disability features like talkback’s screen reader, or any magnification program that might be available got hit with this. This sounds bad. Really bad if someone who is disabled got hit with this.
Researchers warn two features, not flaws, in Android can be used together to open devices up to attack.
Source: Android Overlay and Accessibility Features Leave Millions at Risk
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