No, 900 million Android devices are not at risk from the 'Quadrooter' monster
Guys, gals, aardvarks, fishes: I'm running out of ways to say this.Your Android device is not in any immediate danger of being taken over a super-scary malware monster.It's a silly thing to say, I realize, but we go through this same song and dance every few months: Some company comes out with a sensational headline about how millions upon millions of Android users are in danger (DANGER!)
Beware, Android users: Hong Kong watchdog warns 900 million devices around world vulnerable to attack
An "extremely critical" warning was issued to Hongkongers on Tuesday after recent research that multiple vulnerabilities in 900 million Android devices around the world could leave users' sensitive personal and enterprise data open to attack.A vendor patch was currently unavailable, experts warned, as they advised users not to install unknown applications until solutions emerged.The warning was issued by the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre, a team managed by the Hong Kong Productivity Council to coordinate computer security incident responses for local internet users.
What Is The QuadRoot Exploit That Puts 900 Million Android Phones At Risk?
ADVERTISEMENTSecurity researchers have found an 'exploit' in Android phones that puts 900 million devices at potential risk of data theft and hacking.The Israeli firm Check Point has detected the bug, called QuadRoot, that can harm your Android device.In software terminology, an 'exploit' is a piece of software, or a set of data or commands, that can exploit a weakness in a computer system or program to carry out some form of unintended action in the program or the hardware.
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