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Researchers find vulnerability that affects 95% of Android devices
Researchers have found a vulnerability in Android devices that allows hackers to access a device remotely without the owner ever knowing it was compromised. The flaw affects roughly 95 percent of Android devices running operating system version 2.2 to 5.1, according to cybersecurity firm Zimperium.
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This is why I've been screaming about proprietary OS 'overlays' like HTC sense and Samsung's TouchWiz.
Now most people are reliant on those companies to provide updates for each specific phone, even discontinued models.
Google needs to put it's foot down in regard to manufacturers breaking the vanilla Android update model.
Old phones shouldn't be stuck on gingerbread just because they aren't being sold anymore. It's a serious privacy and data security issue, and I've been waiting for something like this to happen since 2010.
Here's my quick analysis of what might be the source.
http://snapzu.com/fizzl/stagefright-bug-analysis