This issue has resurfaced again. This time intermediaries & Online offline Retailers to blame?
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Pre-installed spyware on Xiaomi, Huawei and Lenovo phones reportedly stealing data [UPDATED]
26 smartphones, including the Xiaomi Mi 3, the Huawei G510, and the Lenovo G860 come with spyware pre-installed in the device.
By Shrey Pacheco09 - Sep - 2015
Specific smartphones from some of the leading brands have been found to come with spyware pre-installed. A study conducted by G Data, a security firm, showed that almost 26 different Android-powered smartphones came with malware already installed. This included smartphones from Xiaomi, Huawei and Lenovo.
Three of the 26 phones found to be infected by malicious software were the Xiaomi Mi3, the Huawei G510, and the Lenovo G860. The researchers suspect that the spyware was installed by middlemen who modified the device software to steal user data, and place their own advertisements to earn money. Christian Lueg, the spokesperson for G Data, said that they tried to find the source, but lost trail in China.
http://www.digit.in/mobile-phones/...omi-huawei-and-lenovo-smartphones-27144.html
Pre-installed spyware on Xiaomi, Huawei and Lenovo phones reportedly stealing data [UPDATED]
26 smartphones, including the Xiaomi Mi 3, the Huawei G510, and the Lenovo G860 come with spyware pre-installed in the device.
By Shrey Pacheco09 - Sep - 2015
Specific smartphones from some of the leading brands have been found to come with spyware pre-installed. A study conducted by G Data, a security firm, showed that almost 26 different Android-powered smartphones came with malware already installed. This included smartphones from Xiaomi, Huawei and Lenovo.
Three of the 26 phones found to be infected by malicious software were the Xiaomi Mi3, the Huawei G510, and the Lenovo G860. The researchers suspect that the spyware was installed by middlemen who modified the device software to steal user data, and place their own advertisements to earn money. Christian Lueg, the spokesperson for G Data, said that they tried to find the source, but lost trail in China.
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