Researchers in Germany recently discovered a small problem with Google's Android smartphone operating system, one that affects around 97% of Android users and could make their personal info available to evil bastards.
According to CNN:
Android devices running versions 2.3.3 and below could be susceptible to attack when they are connected to unencrypted Wi-Fi networks. Anyone else on that network could gain access to, modify or delete Android users' calendars, photos and contacts.
Specifically, the problem is that Android's Calendar, Contacts and Picasa apps use the less secure HTTP instead of HTTPS. This means that someone using software to capture data over an unsecured WiFi network can potentially grab this information.
"It is quite easy," wrote the researchers. "The implications of this vulnerability reach from disclosure to loss of personal information."
3 comments:
Old news, and by the way google already knew and fix such flaws as they state it is not on the android phones but on the back end of google themselves...
P.S.
Its been fixed by google...
That's why I have an iPhone!
Amen anon 2:28 ive had an iPhone for tears and ive never had one problem at all ! ive never had to reset it never had any bugs or had to do anything with it
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