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Google patches Android after Bitcoin wallet issue

2013-08-15 17:46:20| InfoWorld: Top News

Google is distributing patches for a cryptography flaw in Android that may affect hundreds of thousands of applications. The patches have been passed to partners belonging to the Open Handset Alliance, a trade group dedicated to development of Android, wrote Alex Klyubin, an Android security engineer.

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Bitcoin wallets upgraded after Android cryptography problem

2013-08-14 14:30:14| InfoWorld: Top News

Several Bitcoin wallet applications have been upgraded following a serious cryptography problem in Android that could allow attackers to steal the virtual currency. Four Android Bitcoin clients -- Bitcoin Wallet, Blockchain, Mycelium Bitcoin Wallet and BitcoinSpinner -- have been fixed, according to an updated notice on Bitcoin.org.

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Android Flaw Could Empty Bitcoin Wallets

2013-08-13 00:31:39| TechNewsWorld

Android device owners who use Bitcoins may have their digital currency stolen because of a security flaw in Android, the Bitcoin Foundation has warned. The problem may lie in Android's implementation of the java.security.SecureRandom application programming interface in Java. It was first publicized by Nils Schneider in January. "This is a serious issue," remarked ABI's Michela Menting.

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