"Shein Shopping App Glitch Copies Android Clipboard Contents"

According to Microsoft, a version of the Shein shopping app with more than 100 million downloads from the Google Play store had a feature that accessed clipboard information on users' Android devices, posing a security threat. The software company stated in a Microsoft Threat Intelligence blog post that it requested the removal of the feature from the Android app that accessed user clipboards, and Shein cooperated. However, users must update their apps to be safe. Clipboards on devices can hold a treasure trove of sensitive data, including passwords, account numbers, and auto-fill information of all types. This article continues to discuss the Shein Android app unnecessarily accessing clipboard device contents, which often includes passwords and other sensitive data.

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