Google’s Android Mobile operating system for smartphones and tablets have Google’s own Play Store that provides its Android users the most visible way to access the world of millions of apps. Many developers store secret keys in their apps that could potentially allow cybercriminals to steal users’ sensitive data. These vulnerabilities in the implementation of the Android applications can affect users even if they are not actively using the Android apps. Google is now using our techniques to proactively scan apps for these problems to prevent this from happening again in the future.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2014/06/playdrone-reveals-thousands-of-secret.html