Recently, a message from Check Point Software appeared on the Internet stating that the company’s employees found security problems in the Chinese company's applications. According to preliminary data, attackers can connect to the same Wi-Fi network to obtain victim data.
What is a Guard Provider?
A program called Guard Provider installs a Chinese company from the box. That is, the factory utility cannot be disabled. A few hours after the presentation of the news, Xiaomi company informed users that in the near future will release a fix.
What is the risk of using the specified factory software? An attack like MiTM will allow hackers to disable protection under the pretext of updating the SDK. This opens up opportunities for downloading malware and extortion.
