Another Shady App Found Pre-Installed on OnePlus Phones that Collects System Logs

The OnePlus Saga Continues…

Just a day after the revelation of the hidden Android rooting backdoor pre-installed on most OnePlus smartphones, a security researcher just found another secret app that records tons of information about your phone.

Dubbed OnePlusLogKit, the second pre-installed has been discovered by the same Twitter user who goes by the pseudonym “Elliot Alderson” and

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OnePlus Secretly Collects Way More Data Than It Should — Here’s How to Disable It

There is terrible news for all OnePlus lovers.

Your OnePlus handset, running OxygenOS—the company’s custom version of the Android operating system, is collecting way more data on its users than it requires.

A recent blog post published today by security researcher Christopher Moore on his website detailed the data collection practice by the Shenzhen-based Chinese smartphone maker, revealing

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All OnePlus Devices Vulnerable to Remote Attacks Due to 4 Unpatched Flaws

There is a bad news for all OnePlus lovers.

A security researcher has discovered four vulnerabilities that affect all OnePlus handsets, including One, X, 2, 3 and 3T, running the latest versions of OxygenOS 4.1.3 (worldwide) and below, as well as Hydr… Continue reading All OnePlus Devices Vulnerable to Remote Attacks Due to 4 Unpatched Flaws