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Pre-Installed Security App Puts 150 Million Smartphone Users At Risk — What You Need To Know

Posted on April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 By Davey Winder

What can happen when an application on your smartphone, designed to protect you from malware, opens the door wide open for attackers?

After Samsung, Apple and Huawei, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi had the fourth biggest global market share last year. Which means that when a vulnerability is discovered in a pre-installed security app that ships with Xiaomi smartphones then a lot of people are put at risk. How many? How does 150 million grab you? Here’s what you need to know and what you need to do.

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News Tags:Apps, SDK, Smartphone, Vulnerability, Xiaomi

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