Flappybird Photo Hijack

In case you think the risque photos on your Android phone are secure…


Hackers plotted fake Flappy Bird app to steal girls”™ photos from Android phones
by Graham Cluley
September 6, 2014

Next time you install an app on your phone, you”™d best think twice if it asks permission to access your photos.

As The Guardian reports, following a tweet from security researcher Nik Cubrilovic, the very same hackers who merrily collected naked photos of more than 100 female celebrities, including Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, had plotted a variety of dirty tricks to increase their haul.

At least one hacker openly posted on the AnonIB image board, proposing what he called a “genious” idea: Continue reading “Flappybird Photo Hijack”