Baidu Android app component puts 100 million devices at risk

A software development kit created by Chinese Internet services company Baidu and used by thousands of Android applications contains a feature that gives attackers backdoor-like access to users’ devices.

The SDK is called Moplus and while it’s not open to the public, it was integrated in more than 14,000 apps, of which only around 4,000 were created by Baidu, security researchers from Trend Micro said in a blog post Sunday.

The company estimates that the affected apps are used by over 100 million users.

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