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| Smartphones from Chinese manufacturer Coolpad found to have malware pre-installed. Photo: Coolpad |
by Samuel Gibbs, The Guardian,
18 December 2014
Smartphones from a major Chinese manufacturer have a security flaw that was deliberately introduced and allows hackers full control of the device.
The “CoolReaper” backdoor was found in the software that powers at least 24 models made by Coolpad, which is now the world’s sixth-biggest smartphone producer according to Canalys.
The flaw allows hackers or Coolpad itself to download and install any software onto the phones without the user’s permission.
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Smartphones made by Coolpad on sale in Britain and the US have a major security flaw that lets hackers steal private data
Smartphones from a major Chinese manufacturer have a security flaw that was deliberately introduced and allows hackers full control of the device.
The “CoolReaper” backdoor was found in the software that powers at least 24 models made by Coolpad, which is now the world’s sixth-biggest smartphone producer according to Canalys.
The flaw allows hackers or Coolpad itself to download and install any software onto the phones without the user’s permission.