"Smartphone Apps May Connect to Vulnerable Backend Cloud Servers"

A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Ohio State University has discovered more than 1,000 security flaws in the backend systems used for the top 5,000 apps available in the Google Play Store. These backend systems are used for the delivery of content and advertising to smartphone applications via a network of cloud-based servers. According to researchers, the exploitation of these vulnerabilities enable the infiltration of databases and users' mobile devices by hackers. An automated system, called SkyWalker, has been developed by the researchers to help examine the security of the cloud-based servers that support smartphone apps. This article continues to discuss the discovery of vulnerabilities in backend servers used for smartphone apps and how SkyWalker will help developers bolster the security of their mobile apps.

Georgia Tech reports "Smartphone Apps May Connect to Vulnerable Backend Cloud Servers"