'Quadrooter' flaws affect over 900 million Android phones

'Quadrooter' flaws affect over 900 million Android phones

'Quadrooter' flaws affect over 900 million Android phones

Image: ZDNet/CBS InteractiveFour previously undisclosed security vulnerabilities found in Android phones and tablets that ship with Qualcomm chips could let a hacker take full control of an affected device.Almost a billion Android devices are affected by the "high" risk privilege escalation vulnerabilities, dubbed "Quadrooter," say researchers at security firm Check Point.Adam Donenfeld, the firm's lead mobile security researcher who found the flaws, explained the vulnerabilities in greater detail at the Def Con security conference on Sunday.

QuadRooter: New Android Vulnerabilities in Over 900 Million Devices

QuadRooter: New Android Vulnerabilities in Over 900 Million Devices

Check Point today disclosed details about a set of four vulnerabilities affecting 900 million Android smartphones and tablets that use Qualcomm® chipsets.The Check Point mobile threat research team, which calls the set of vulnerabilities QuadRooter, presented its findings in a session at DEF CON 24 in Las Vegas.What is QuadRooter?

Major security flaw putting 900 million Android phones at risk

Major security flaw putting 900 million Android phones at risk

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Android users--your phone could be at risk.A major security flaw is putting 900 million users in danger of being hacked.The security flaws have been dubbed quadrooter.