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Popular Android apps are leaking user data online

October 1, 2021

Via: Techradar
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Over a dozen top Android apps listed on the Google Play Store were found to be leaking user data, according to a cybersecurity investigation.

Analyzing the configuration of popular Android apps, security researchers at CyberNews found that 14 top Android apps with over 140 million collective installs are leaking sensitive user data due to improper access controls on their Firebase real-time database.

“Mobile app developers use Firebase real-time databases to store user records, financial information, and other kinds of sensitive data. Unfortunately, real-time databases are often managed by developers with no security training, which makes them an easy target for malicious actors,” notes CyberNews.

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