Cybersecurity researchers at iVerify discovered a secret app called “Showcase.apk” that has a vulnerability that could give hackers a backdoor into the phone. Ironically, they found the.
Facepalm: Millions of Android phones, mainly Pixels, have been shipped with a hidden app that could allow hackers to take remote control or spy on users. Owners of Pixel phones from 2017 and later should watch for an upcoming security update from Google.
Cybersecurity researchers at iVerify discovered a secret app called “Showcase.apk” that has a vulnerability that could give hackers a backdoor into the phone. Ironically, they found the faulty app after the company’s endpoint detection and response scanner flagged an Android phone at Palantir Technologies, a data analysis firm providing services to intelligence agencies. Palantir was so alarmed that leadership decided to stop issuing Android phones to employees until Google sorted out the issue.
