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Hundreds of Android apps found leaking API keys, putting users at risk

December 19, 2022

Via: Techradar
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Hundreds of Android applications being distributed through the Google Play Store have been found leaking Application Programming Interface (API) keys, putting users at risk of identity theft(opens in new tab) and other threats.

The risks were found by cybersecurity researchers at CloudSEK, who used the company’s BeVigil security search engine to analyze 600 applications on the Play Store.

Overall, the team found half (50%) were leaking API keys of three top transaction and email marketing service providers, putting users at risk of fraud or scams.

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