[Discuss] Android Exploits Found in the Wild

[Kent Borg]

A recently discovered bug allows malware to alter other apps on an 
Android device.  And evil apps have been found in the wild that exploit 
that.  Google has issued a patch, but has your cell carrier pushed an 
update?

http://it.slashdot.org/story/13/07/24/1223227/first-apps-targeting-android-key-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild


That's an example for why I don't keep my password safe on my regular 
phone, connected to the internet, full of cool apps written by 
who-knows-whom.

I keep my password safe on an isolated phone, running almost nothing.



-kb