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In smartphones Xiaomi threat detected

В смартфонах Xiaomi обнаружена опасностьIn Xiaomi smartphones found a loophole which was left by the developers.

With the help of the device you can install any program without your knowledge.

The Xiaomi buyer from Netherlands noticed on his smartphone in the background constantly operates some kind of program AnalyticsCore. It is interested in, and he asked the technical support of the company. A surprisingly young man, he received no answer and so decided to investigate on their own.

How did he find out this program were originally installed on every Xiaomi phone and works all the time, until your device is turned on. Each time it communicates with the official servers of the company. In addition, if AnalyticsCore detects its updated version, the program downloaded and installed without user consent. Resident Holland noted, thus any attacker can intercept the signal as it passes through the insecure channel, and change it by adding malicious files.

The company Xiaomi has denied this information and stated that this information is sent over a fully secure connection, and they are in no danger. This situation has caused no small resonance in the Network.

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