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Quadrooter Bug Affects 900 Million Android Devices


Quadrooter Bug Affects 900 Million Android Devices
Recently uncovered security flaws could mean trouble for owners of devices that run the Android operating system.Researchers at security firm Check Point recently discovered the vulnerabilities, together labeled Quadrooter, which may affect as many as 900 million Android devices.Speaking about the discoveries last week at the Def Con security conference in Las Vegas, Adam Donenfeld, Check Point's lead mobile security researcher, revealed four new privilege escalation exploits that can be used to remotely gain root access to Android handsets.


Video: More Than 900 Million Android Devices Could Have These Security Flaws


Video: More Than 900 Million Android Devices Could Have These Security Flaws
Android users, beware.Recently, researchers from security firm Check Point discovered four flaws that could compromise a huge number of Android devices.The problem stems from Qualcomm chipsets, which are used in many Android models.






QuadRooter Vulnerabilities Give Hackers Easy Access to 900 Million Android Devices


QuadRooter Vulnerabilities Give Hackers Easy Access to 900 Million Android Devices
Researchers at Check Point recently discovered a number of flaws and hacks that place over 900 million Android devices at risk, and there's nothing most people can do.Check Point, an IT security firm, named the collection of hacks and exploits "QuadRooter," because they allow someone to gain root access — unfettered control — to the entire Android operating system on devices using the popular Qualcomm chipsets."If exploited, QuadRooter vulnerabilities can give attackers complete control of devices and unrestricted access to sensitive personal and enterprise data on them," Check Point explained in a blog post.


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