The Dangers of Rooting: Data Leakage Detection in Android Applications
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Telecommunications Engineering
Abstract EN
Mobile devices are widely spread all over the world, and Android is the most popular operative system in use.
According to Kaspersky Lab’s threat statistic (June 2017), many users are tempted to root their mobile devices to get an unrestricted access to the file system, to install different versions of the operating system, to improve performance, and so on.
The result is that unintended data leakage flaws may exist.
In this paper, we (i) analyze the security issues of several applications considered relevant in terms of handling user sensitive information, for example, financial, social, and communication applications, showing that 51.6% of the tested applications suffer at least of an issue and (ii) show how an attacker might retrieve a user access token stored inside the device thus exposing users to a possible identity violation.
Notice that such a token, and a number of other sensitive information, can be stolen by malicious users through a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Casati, Luca& Visconti, Andrea. 2018. The Dangers of Rooting: Data Leakage Detection in Android Applications. Mobile Information Systems،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1204861
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Casati, Luca& Visconti, Andrea. The Dangers of Rooting: Data Leakage Detection in Android Applications. Mobile Information Systems No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1204861
American Medical Association (AMA)
Casati, Luca& Visconti, Andrea. The Dangers of Rooting: Data Leakage Detection in Android Applications. Mobile Information Systems. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1204861
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1204861