Millions of Android users face security threat due to bug: Check Point

Several apps on the Google Play store such as Bumble, OkCupid, Cisco Teams, Yango Pro, Edge, Xrecorder, PowerDirector, and Grindr are said to have a bug that can affect millions of Android phones users.

Cybersecurity experts at Check Point have found that the aforementioned apps and several others have known vulnerability CVE-2020-8913. It is found to be in the Google Play Core library that is used by app developers to send updates with new features to their respective apps on Android phones.

Apparently, the bug allows criminals to inject malicious code into vulnerable applications, and through that, they gain access to all the same resources of the hosting application.