Just read this news last week...

"Android malware steals payment card data using previously unseen technique"

"“This is a new Android attack scenario, and it is the first time we
have seen Android malware with this capability being used in the wild,”
ESET researcher Lukas Stefanko said..."

<https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/08/android-malware-uses-nfc-to-read-payment-card-data-then-sends-it-to-attacker/>

Seems odd that its not been mentioned yet, particularly since COLA
fanboys invariably claim Android as Linux when it is good news. /s

In any event, the article notes that the malware was installed on the
infected device(s) "through traditional phishing scenarios", so its not
necessarily something that's as OS-specific. It does, however, still go
back to the longer-standing philosophical debates on the pros/cons of
employing "cultured garden" versus anarchistic freedoms.

-hh

On 2024-08-28, -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
> Just read this news last week...
>
> "Android malware steals payment card data using previously unseen technique"
>
> "“This is a new Android attack scenario, and it is the first time we
> have seen Android malware with this capability being used in the wild,”
> ESET researcher Lukas Stefanko said..."
>
><https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/08/android-malware-uses-nfc-to-read-payment-card-data-then-sends-it-to-attacker/>
>
> Seems odd that its not been mentioned yet, particularly since COLA
> fanboys invariably claim Android as Linux when it is good news. /s
>
> In any event, the article notes that the malware was installed on the
> infected device(s) "through traditional phishing scenarios", so its not
> necessarily something that's as OS-specific. It does, however, still go
> back to the longer-standing philosophical debates on the pros/cons of
> employing "cultured garden" versus anarchistic freedoms.
>
>
> -hh
Rule #1 is no banking or financial information on any phone.
Rule #2 is see rule #1.
The breach to be concerned about is the recent NPD breach which exposed millions of SS numbers.
That one is very serious..

--
Charlie Glock
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms"
- Thomas Jefferson 1776

-hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:

>Seems odd that its not been mentioned yet, particularly since COLA
>fanboys invariably claim Android as Linux when it is good news. /s

Actually, Google is responsible for it, even the kernel, when it's
within a handheld Android device.

--
Joel W. Crump

Amendment XIV
Section 1.

[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.

Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent. States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.