900 million phones at risk of Android 'Quadrooter' malware
By By James Walker 16 hours ago in Technology Security researchers have warned that as many as 900 million Android phones are at risk of attack.Serious vulnerabilities found in Qualcomm's chipset drivers for its processors could give hackers complete control of devices and access to user data.Quadrooter covers four separate but related flaws in Qualcomm's processors that could give hackers complete control of Android-powered devices.
Android bug leaves 900 million phones at risk
Washington: Serious security flaws have been found in millions of Android devices which could give attackers a complete access to a phone's data, the BBC reported.The bugs were uncovered by Checkpoint researchers looking at software running on chipsets made by US firm Qualcomm.Qualcomm processors are found in about 900 million Android phones, the company said.
900 million Android handsets at risk of attack
Four major Android vulnerabilities dubbed QuadRooter that affect 900 million devices have been uncovered by security firm Check Point.A range of popular devices are at risk, including the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, Sony Xperia Z Ultra, Google Nexus 5X, 6 and 6P, HTC One M9 and HTC 10, and even the security-focused BlackBerry Priv and Blackphone 1 and 2.Check Point explained in a blog post that the flaws are in the software used to manage the Qualcomm chips included in the vast majority of Android devices.
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