Android phones Security Flaw: Threat to Data
2012-10-01Cellphones running on Google's Android platform are at risk of being disabled or wiped clean of their data due to the security error that was discovered a couple of months ago but went unnoticed until now.
Opening a link to a website or a mobile application with malicious code can trigger an attack capable of destroying the memory card in Android-equipped handsets made by Samsung, HTC, Motorola and Sony Ericsson, rendering the devices useless.
Versions of Android that are vulnerable include Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean. Samsung, which makes most of the Android phones, said that only the early production models of the Galaxy S III were affected and a software update has been issued for that model. The company said it is conducting an internal review to determine if other devices are affected and what, if any, action is needed.
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