Privacy Breaches occur when applications mishandle sensitive user or device data, unintentionally exposing it to unauthorized parties or insecure channels.
These vulnerabilities can lead to personal data leaks, unauthorized tracking, and breaches of data protection regulations.
Privacy flaws aren’t just a security risk — they can damage user trust and result in regulatory penalties.
Privacy Breach Tests
Exposing Device Specific Identifiers in Attacker Visible Elements
Tests whether unique device identifiers such as IMEI numbers, MAC addresses, or advertising IDs are unnecessarily exposed through network traffic, logs, or UI elements that could be accessed by attackers or other applications.
Exposure of Private User Data to Attacker Visible Components
Assesses whether personal data (like usernames, email addresses, or session tokens) is displayed or logged in parts of the application that could be intercepted by attackers — such as in URL parameters, log files, or unsecured APIs.
Tracking Application Installations in Insecure Means
Checks if the app uses insecure or unapproved mechanisms to track when and where it’s installed, such as writing tracking data to shared storage or broadcasting intents that could be intercepted by malicious applications.