Security experts warn that Android s rapid adoption by mobile carriers, open platform and the competitive push to build a robust application ecosystem are the ingredients for a security melt down. An application called Mindtrick is a loadable kernel module (LKM) rootkit that has almost unchecked control over compromised devices allowing hackers to remotely connect to hacked Android phones, intercepting voice calls, and view or exporting GPS coordinates, contacts and SMS messages. An explosion of new devices, platforms and applications, coupled with rapid adoption, has pushed security issues to the background.
Source: https://threatpost.com/windows-it-android-headed-fall-081110/74305/