Android Wallpaper app that steals data and gives it to China?

[Alieno]

Android wallpaper app that steals your data was downloaded by millions | VentureBeat

If this is true, it's scary stuff. How long before we see trojans and spyware coming to cellular phones as well?

sigh

 

[SB13X]

Android wallpaper app that steals your data was downloaded by millions | VentureBeat

If this is true, it's scary stuff. How long before we see trojans and spyware coming to cellular phones as well?

sigh

They've been hitting smartphones for a while but not en masse so as to attract any real media attention. The only reason these things get any media exposure now is because Android and iPhone are making smartphones fashionable and increasingly open to the mainstream cell/mobile phone markets.

 

[TheBrit]

Why would you need an app for wallpaper??