Stealth game steals info from Android sensors

(Phys.org) -- No joke. A proof-of-concept application for phones running Android pretends to be a fun challenge asking the user to identify identical icons from a bunch of images. All the while the app monitors sensors to identify user information such as PINs and SS numbers. In brief, you are looking at a Trojan that can track what you type into your phone using your phone's motion sensors. The Trojan’s final feat is uploading the info on to the attacker’s controlled computer. The sensor-snooping app is called TapLogger and it was designed to prove a point: Android has yet another security design weakness that allows installed apps free access to motion sensor readings.

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