TapTrap: Animation‑Driven Tapjacking on Android

After a great run at #defcon33 #CTF, I'm heading to Seattle to attend #USENIX Sec. DM me if you'd like to meet up and join us Thursday at midday for our talk on #TapTrap (track 4) with @beerphilipp.bsky.social !

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I'm part of the team that discovered the #TapTrap vulnerability. We confirmed that @grapheneos.org has properly fixed it, as detailed on our site taptrap.click

Despite a small factual error, it's good to see #GrapheneOS getting some media attention.

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#TapTrap: The Invisible #Attack That Threatens #Android Devices

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A new invisible Android attack just dropped… and it's sneaky.
Researchers from TU Wien & University of Bayreuth discovered TapTrap – a tapjacking technique that tricks users into giving dangerous permissions without knowing.
#TapTrap #mobilesecurity

Our #TapTrap attack got covered in @tuwien.at's news!

This was such a fun project. Congrats to @beerphilipp.bsky.social on his second first-author paper at a top-tier conference ❤️

We'll present the paper at #USENIX in Seattle on August 14 . Looking forward to catching up with some of you there!

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Plötzlich Vollzugriff: Angriffstechnik trickst Android-Nutzer mit Animationen aus - Golem.de
glm.io/197954?n #Cybercrime #Android #Angriffstechnik #Taptrap #Animationen

Plötzlich Vollzugriff: Angriffstechnik trickst Android-Nutzer mit Animationen aus - Golem.de
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TapTrap: Animation‑Driven Tapjacking on Android

This is a beautiful security vulnerability! I'm by accident not affected because I disabled animations on my phone for less visual clutter. taptrap.click #taptrap

TapTrap: Animation‑Driven Tapjacking on Android

Our new Android attack, #TapTrap, is getting media coverage — so here's a quick explainer.

It's a new tapjacking technique that exploits Android's UI animations to hijack user taps without requiring any permissions. @beerphilipp.bsky.social will present it at #USENIX Sec'25.

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New #Android vulnerability 'TapTrap' allows malicious apps to bypass permissions and execute harmful actions. Stay informed and protect your device. #CyberSecurity #MobileSecurity #TapTrap Link: thedailytechfeed.com/taptrap-a-ne...

TapTrap Android Exploit Allows Malicious Apps to Bypass Permissions A new Android vulnerability called TapTrap that allows malicious apps to bypass the operating system's permission system.

TapTrap Android Exploit Allows Malicious Apps to Bypass Permissions A new Android vulnerability called TapTrap that allows malicious apps to bypass the operating system’s permission system withou...

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New Android TapTrap Attack Fools Users with Invisible UI Trick TapTrap, a new Android attack, exploits invisible UI tricks to fool users and hijack device actions, even on the latest Android 16. Learn how TapTrap works, its impact, and how to mitigate the risk.

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New Android TapTrap attack fools users with invisible UI trick A novel tapjacking technique can exploit user interface animations to bypass Android's permission system and allow access to sensitive data or trick users into performing destructive actions, such as ...

New Android #TapTrap attack fools users with invisible UI trick

A tapjacking technique can exploit UI #animations to bypass #Android's permission system and allow access to #data or trick users into performing destructive actions, such as wiping the device!

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New Android TapTrap attack fools users with invisible UI trick A novel tapjacking technique can exploit user interface animations to bypass Android's permission system and allow access to sensitive data or trick users into performing destructive actions, such as wiping the device.

New Android TapTrap attack fools users with invisible UI trick A novel tapjacking technique can exploit user interface animations to bypass Android's permission system and allow access to sensitive data or trick users into... @cosmicmeta.io #TapTrap

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