Vulnerabilities in the Google Camera app left hackers able to take photos, and silently record audio and video, even when the phone was locked.
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The vulnerabilities themselves allowed a rogue application to grab input from the camera, microphone as well as GPS location data, all remotely. The implications of being able to do this are serious enough that the Android Open Source Project specifically has a set of permissions that any application must request from the user and be approved before enabling such actions.
During those monitored calls, the attacker could also record video of the user at the same time as capturing audio.Access and copy stored photo and video information, as well as the images captured during an attack. The photo and video recording activity could be initiated regardless of whether the smartphone was unlocked.The publication of this disclosure today was coordinated with both Google and Samsung to ensure that both had issued fixes for the vulnerabilities. However, behind the scenes the disclosures started on July 4, when Checkmarx submitted a vulnerability report to the Android security team at Google.
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