---
id: 4279
title: "AirDroid: How Much Do Your Apps Know?"
source_domain: bishopfox.com
source_url: "https://bishopfox.com/blog/airdroid-how-much-do-your-apps-know"
published_at: "2015-04-15T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["android", "mobile-security", "authentication", "vulnerability", "permissions", "airdroid"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/4279"
lang: en
---

# AirDroid: How Much Do Your Apps Know?

## Summary

Bishop Fox recounts the AirDroid authentication bug that let a malicious link silently hijack Android phones — camera, GPS, SMS, files — even when the app wasn't running.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bishopfox.com
- **Published:** 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://bishopfox.com/blog/airdroid-how-much-do-your-apps-know
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/4279