Impacted phone owners appear to have little recourse at this time, as the service responsible for this information disclosure cannot be removed without rooting the phone and installing a stock version of Android. (more)
Thursday, 4 July 2013
An independent security researcher published proof this week that Motorola phones with the Blur service installed are sending a myriad of credentials and private information silently to Motorola servers, as well as communicating via a modified version of the Jabber protocol in a format reminiscent of botnet command-and-control.
The disclosure - which featured packet captures, screen shots, and a full analysis of all of the data being sent - includes reproduction instructions for anyone concerned about their Motorola phone behaving in a similar manner.
Impacted phone owners appear to have little recourse at this time, as the service responsible for this information disclosure cannot be removed without rooting the phone and installing a stock version of Android. (more)
Impacted phone owners appear to have little recourse at this time, as the service responsible for this information disclosure cannot be removed without rooting the phone and installing a stock version of Android. (more)
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