Re: [Fed-Talk] Carrier IQ, the rootkit in your phone
Re: [Fed-Talk] Carrier IQ, the rootkit in your phone
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Carrier IQ, the rootkit in your phone
- From: Todd Heberlein <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:28:39 -0800
The Carrier IQ software sounds like it is highly configurable allowing it to collect a wide range of events (or "intents" as they are called). I'm not sure if the data collection can be modified once the phone is in your hands.
Which segues into this story about malware on Android:
Android leads the way in mobile malware
In a blog post yesterday, Juniper found that Android malware has soared 472 percent since this past July.
Beyond increasing in volume, Android malware is getting more sophisticated, says Juniper. This past spring witnessed the birth of malicious apps capable of tapping into the root of a device, allowing them to install more software to gain even deeper access to key data and services. Today, almost all Android malware has this ability, one that attackers are eager to employ.
It seems to me that the malware simply needs to tap into the service provided by Carrier IQ. Why go to all the work to duplicate what the phone can already do?
Todd
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