“they really do POST everything via HTTP (not HTTPS) and there is no asymmetric (or even symmetric) encryption applied to the data which is uploaded. Everything is in the clear. If you're connected to an unencrypted WiFi network this information is being broadcast to everyone around you, to your network operator and any intermediate network hops to the command and control server.”
So not only your photos, contacts, msgs are stollen but then they are sent to attacker on http so the data is logged probably on every router, modem and wifi sniffers.
That's not the worst part. The worst part is the attacker getting the data. The slight chance that while you're infected you also happen to be on a public wifi in the same room at the same time as a random opportunistic hacker, or that an ISP employee is risking their job by combing through petabytes of transient customer data, is much less concerning.
“they really do POST everything via HTTP (not HTTPS) and there is no asymmetric (or even symmetric) encryption applied to the data which is uploaded. Everything is in the clear. If you're connected to an unencrypted WiFi network this information is being broadcast to everyone around you, to your network operator and any intermediate network hops to the command and control server.”
So not only your photos, contacts, msgs are stollen but then they are sent to attacker on http so the data is logged probably on every router, modem and wifi sniffers.