Android device owners who use Bitcoins may have their digital currency stolen because of a security flaw in Android, the Bitcoin Foundation has warned. The problem may lie in Android’s implementation of the java.security.SecureRandom application programming interface in Java. It was first publicized by Nils Schneider in January. “This is a serious issue,” remarked Michela Menting, a cybersecurity senior analyst at ABI Research. “The vulnerability lies in the underlying mobile OS, meaning all wallets are intrinsically flawed.”
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Android Flaw Could Empty Bitcoin Wallets
Posted by: Richard Adhikari August 12, 2013 03:31 PMAndroid device owners who use Bitcoins may have their digital currency stolen because of a security flaw in Android, the Bitcoin Foundation has warned. The problem may lie in Android’s implementation of the java.security.SecureRandom application programming interface in Java. It was first publicized by Nils Schneider in January. “This is a serious issue,” remarked Michela Menting, a cybersecurity senior analyst at ABI Research. “The vulnerability lies in the underlying mobile OS, meaning all wallets are intrinsically flawed.”