Trend Micro says it has found “several” security flaws in the popular Android app ShareIt. ShareIt has been downloaded over a billion times from the Play Store, and, according to App Annie, was one of ...

Security researchers at Trend Micro say they have uncovered "several vulnerabilities" within an Android application that has been downloaded more than 1 billion times from Google Play. The app is ...

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Attackers can exploit SHAREit permissions to execute malicious code through vulnerabilities that remain unpatched three months after app makers were informed. An Android app that’s been downloaded ...

In brief: The convenience of sharing files between all of your devices may come with some unwanted security risks, especially if you're using one of the popular apps in the Google Play Store to do so.

Singapore-based Smart Media4U Technology said today that it fixed SHAREit vulnerabilities that may have allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely on users' devices. The security bugs impact ...

Popular app ShareIt has been found to harbor several vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could be abused by malicious actors to perform remote attacks. Popular Android file sharing app ShareIt has ...

SHAREit has fixed two flaws in its app that allow bad actors to authenticate their devices and steal files from a victim’s device. Two high-severity flaws in the SHAREit Android app allow an attacker ...

An Android application downloaded more than one billion times contains unpatched vulnerabilities that the app maker has failed to fix for more than three months. Mobile devices continue their march ...

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At what point should Google and Apple (and throw in F-Droid or whatever other App Store) be responsible for vetting the security of some of these apps? Regardless of recall laws, if the wheels come ...