The security of personal data is one of the biggest problems of this time. The problem is so big today that even if you don’t use a smartphone, computer, or social media, your information is probably not safe.
But if you use an Android phone, you may want to read this article more carefully.
As per video release recently, Android’s App pinning feature has a potential flaw that could expose credit card information.
If you’re an iOS user or an Android user who doesn’t know about it, the app pinning feature allows you to lock an app to your screen so that only that app can be use.
This feature can be useful in many situations, like giving someone else your phone to use, but you only want them to be able to use a specific app.
If you’re wondering why you’ve never heard of this feature before, it’s probably because it’s not automatically turn on for Android devices.
But, as per the recent information, a flaw in the app pinning feature could be problematic in very specific use cases and could lead to the theft of your credit card information.
To exploit the flaw, an attacker would need to physically access the victim’s device and he have to enable the following settings :
- App pinning
- Ask for PIN before unpinning
- Require device unlock for NFC
When these settings are enable, the attacker could pin an app that contains credit card information, such as Google Pay.
Then, if the victim closes the app, the attacker could use NFC to read the credit card information from the device.
All you need to do is go to the settings on your Android phone and turn off the app pinning feature.
How to Disable App Pinning on Android?
Follow These Steps :
- Go to the Settings app.
- Tap on Security or Security & location.
- Tap on Advanced.
- Tap on App pinning.
- Toggle the Use app pinning switch to Off.
As this issue is a bit complex.
But, it’s easy to avoid this specific issue.
