ejinsight : 900 million Android phones found vulnerable to cyber attacks

900 million Android phones found vulnerable to cyber attacks

900 million Android phones found vulnerable to cyber attacksAround 900 million Android phones running on microchips produced by US firm Qualcomm were found to have serious security flaws that could give cyber attackers complete access to the users' data.The bugs were uncovered by CheckPoint Software Technologies, a Tel Aviv-based cyber security company, BBC News reports.Checkpoint said there is no evidence at the moment that the vulnerabilities are being used in attacks by cyber criminals.

Not again: Over 900 million Android devices affected by QuadRooter vulnerability

Over 900 million Android devices are said to be impacted by four vulnerabilities related to Qualcomm chipsets.Referred to as QuadRooter, any one of the four vulnerabilities can allow an attack to gain root access to an Android smartphone or tablet.This ostensibly gives an attacker complete control of a device, and can provide capabilities such as keylogging, GPS tracking, the ability to remotely record video or audio.

Here's what Google has to say on the Android bug affecting 900 million phones

900 million Android smartphones affected by security flaw in Qualcomm processors: Report Hackers can trigger any of these four vulnerabilities using a malicious app."Such an app would require no special permissions to take advantage of these vulnerabilities, alleviating any suspicion users may have when installing," adds the post.NEW DELHI: Recently, it was found that a bug named QuadRooter puts almost 1 billion Android handsets at risk.