Monday, October 3, 2011

Security Flaw Makes Private Data Stored on HTC Handsets Public

Security Flaw Makes Private Data Stored on HTC Handsets Public

In HTC's latest lineup of handsets, a group that includes the EVO 3D and Thunderbolt, a security flaw is making users personal data vulnerable. Everything from email to SMS data is susceptible to an oversight that allows any app with access to android.permission.INTERNET go access data stored on the device by a set of logging tools deployed on HTC's phones. HTC hasn't issued a fix for the problem, which was uncovered by Android Police, but is looking into the claims.

Android Phone, Security Flaw Makes Private Data Stored on HTC Handsets Public

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