Security firm reports that external storage can be used to hijack Android apps

Many users have additional storage on their smartphones, usually in the form of an SD card, where they store photos, music and other bulkier files. Some apps use that external storage for system files as well, despite being outside of Android’s native security protocols. The Android Sandbox protection is meant to prevent tampering with the files of each app, but it only covers the internal storage of a device.

The software security company Check Point released a report about a vulnerability in the way some apps are using the external storage that can be exploited to gain access to their ...

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