SHAREit is an app allowing users to transfer their video, music, files and apps across various devices. The app has been downloaded by more than 500 million users, according to its website.

Back when Google Play first paved the way for peer-to-peer app and game sharing, SHAREit was one of the first applications to utilize the feature. Along with the secure distribution of APKs ...

Attackers can exploit SHAREit permissions to execute malicious code through vulnerabilities that remain unpatched three months after app makers were informed. An Android app that’s been ...

The report says ShareIt's vulnerabilities can "be abused to leak a user's sensitive data and execute arbitrary code with ShareIt permissions." "Vulnerabilities" my ass.

Update: SHAREit responds The SHAREit company responded Feb. 19 to our query. "The security of our app and our users’ data is of utmost importance to us," read a statement from the company.

SHAREit is an app found on many of Lenovo’s products to allow users to share files across devices. Some ThinkPad, and IdeaPad computers, along with Lenovo smartphones, were impacted by the bug.