Research · InfosecFeed Brief

Android 17 Advanced Protection Locks Accessibility Services to Verified Accessibility Tools

What you need to know

Google has announced a new security measure that limits access to Android's accessibility services to verified applications classified as Accessibility Tools when Advanced Protection is enabled. With malicious Android applications abusing the API serving as the main conduit for malware and financial fraud, the tech giant said the move would block a major…

Source transparency

This is an InfosecFeed curated brief based on reporting from The Hacker News. InfosecFeed does not claim ownership of the original reporting.

Read the original report at The Hacker News ↗