Android is the most popular operating system for mobile phones in the whole world, and although the Google Play Store is the official application store for all people, there are still third-party ones. One of them is Aptoide, it has a lot of applications, but also tens of millions of users, and a hacker says that he managed to break into its servers, and managed to steal the data of over 39 million users who use it to install applications in phones.
Android, as a free operating system, allows the installation of applications from anywhere without problems, and Aptoide has attracted the trust of tens of millions of people, who have now distributed the data and forums dedicated to hackers. The one who claims to have managed to break into the store has published the data of 20 million Android phone users, containing login emails, passwords in hash format, and not only that, although the problem is a very big one.
Android: ATTENTION, BIG Application Store SPART by Hackers
Android Aptoide had a separate app store model where each user can customize their selection of apps, and this hack shows us again that nothing is 100% safe these days. Aptoide's database was allegedly stolen more than a week ago, so if you have a phone with an Android operating system and have used that store, it would be good to change that profile in the case of other accounts, if you have used- and elsewhere.
"We have learned that the Aptoide database may have been the victim of a hacking attack and a possible database breach. Our team assesses the threat and, if confirmed, takes action to remediate it. In the meantime, we would like to assure you that all user passwords have been encrypted. Apart from the email address used to log in and the encrypted password, there is no personal data of the Aptoide user in the database. - said those from Aptoide."
Android it cannot be protected by Google and regarding third-party application stores, this is something that all users must know, because they put their data at risk when they use them. Unfortunately, attacks of this kind are not rare, and it is expected that they will continue because there is a great interest in the data of Android phone users, and if Aptoide has been hacked, then other third-party application stores can be hacked as well.
Android it is a free operating system, in which users can do whatever they want, but this also leaves them very vulnerable to attacks of this kind, which can leave them without a lot of data.
