Who knew that thumbing on your Android phone's flashlight could send out all of your personal and sensitive data to identity thieves? Well, this shouldn't be surprising because after all it IS just software and according to one of the founders of homeland security and advisor to the White House, EVERY SINGLE flashlight app in the Top 10 from the Google Play store is mal(icious)ware. Even if you're not using the app.

Besides, why wouldn't they pick an app like that to hide their trojans in because EVERYONE needs a little light in a pinch. Even though I'm an iPhone owner and Apple products have always been virus free, the more I hear about underhanded security breaches like this, the more paranoid I get. Here's the special report which broke yesterday...

 

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