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pabs3 3 hours ago

> When the user logs into their real banking app, the malware captures their two-factor authentication codes

That seems like a severe security bug in Android APIs or sandboxing or something else.

> bad actors can spin up new harmful apps instantly

Why are harmful apps possible at all?

lern_too_spel an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> That seems like a severe security bug in Android APIs or sandboxing or something else.

No, this is the permissioned API that makes KDE Connect work, which makes Apple's Continuity look like a toy and that also lets me programmatically filter notifications.

Jyaif 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

As soon as a platform gives control to the fullscreen, harmful apps are possible.

See for example Apple detecting if a user is typing on a keyboard while in a fullscreen website, and then blocking the website. Yes it's as crazy as it's sounds.