[apple-iphone] Android users download a malicious data theft app

Thursday, July 29, 2010 6:23 AM By Livemail

 

http://www.iphoneappreview.com/android-users-download-a-malicious-data-theft-app.html

Sent to you by Brent via Google Reader: Android users download a
malicious data theft app via iPhone App Review on 7/29/10
An app that was previously on Google's Android Marketplace collected
the private data of its users and forwarded that information to servers
in China. The App was downloaded between 1.1 million and 4.6 million
times, validating Apple's uniquely strong stance on mobile security in
the iPhone App Store. The exact number of downloads isn't known [...]
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