Nearly a billion Android devices affected by newly-discovered 'QuadRooter'

Researchers at security firm Check Point have revealed a new flaw that they say affects Android devices powered by Qualcomm chipsets. Dubbed QuadRooter, the flaw is basically a set of four vulnerabilities affecting over 900 million smartphones and tablets running Google's mobile operating system, including Samsung's latest Galaxy S7 flagships as well as the BlackBerry DTEK50, which is claimed to be "the world's most secure Android smartphone." If exploited, the security flaw can give attackers complete control of affected phone or tablet, including access to sensitive personal and...



Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/nearly_a_billion_android_devices_affected_by_a_new_quadrooter_bug-news-19828.php

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