Android users have yet another threat to worry about.
If you’re an Android user who likes to use Google Chorme, which means that I’m talking about most if not every Android user, There’s a new exploit that has the capability of taking your Android smartphone hostage:
The tricky exploit was demonstrated at MobilePwn2Own, which was held at a Tokyo-based PacSec conference. Quihoo 360 security researcher Guang Gong first uncovered the vulnerability, and thankfully, he hasn’t publicly revealed detailed specifics on its inner workings. However, we do know that it takes advantage of Chrome’s open source V8 JavaScript engine.
Here’s the really bad part. This exploit can pwn your device in one shot. Not only that, pretty much every Android device is affected. Now Google have been made aware of this and I am sure a fix is coming. The question is, how long will it take to get to users…. If it gets to users at all given how fragmented the Android OS is.
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Chrome V8 JavaScript Exploit Leaves All Android Devices Ripe For Attack
Android users have yet another threat to worry about.
If you’re an Android user who likes to use Google Chorme, which means that I’m talking about most if not every Android user, There’s a new exploit that has the capability of taking your Android smartphone hostage:
The tricky exploit was demonstrated at MobilePwn2Own, which was held at a Tokyo-based PacSec conference. Quihoo 360 security researcher Guang Gong first uncovered the vulnerability, and thankfully, he hasn’t publicly revealed detailed specifics on its inner workings. However, we do know that it takes advantage of Chrome’s open source V8 JavaScript engine.
Here’s the really bad part. This exploit can pwn your device in one shot. Not only that, pretty much every Android device is affected. Now Google have been made aware of this and I am sure a fix is coming. The question is, how long will it take to get to users…. If it gets to users at all given how fragmented the Android OS is.
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