AppleInsider

New Android 'Fake ID' flaw empowers stealthy new class of super-malware

Android Open Source Project forks including Amazon's Fire OS and various packages used in China are also susceptible to Fake ID Google removed the Android webview Flash flaw from 4.4 KitKat last fall, ...
Computerworld

Your Android has a Fake ID problem, allowing malware to impersonate trusted apps

Security researchers have identified a critical vulnerability in all versions of Android devices, from 2.1 to 4.4, that deals with how apps are signed. Bluebox Security dubbed the flaw Fake ID; in the ...
Android Authority

Fortnite's first Android installer had a major security flaw

Google has revealed it found a major security flaw in the first version of the Fortnite for Android installer. Fortnite developer Epic Games was privately informed of the installer issue and it ...
Dark Reading

Android Fake ID Vulnerability Lets Malware Impersonate Trusted Applications, Puts All Android Since January 2010 At Risk

Every Android application has its own unique identity, typically inherited from the corporate developer’s identity. The Bluebox Security research team, Bluebox Labs, recently discovered a new ...
ZDNet

Google fixes Android's Fake ID security hole

Bluebox Security, a mobile security company, has found a serious Android security hole that dates all the way back to Android 2.1. This hole, Fake ID, can be used by malware to impersonate trusted ...