According to foreign media reports, a group of researchers from Ulm University in Germany have discovered a security hole that will affect a huge portion of Android-based mobile phones in the market. Hackers can use this to obtain a secure login password, and then freely use various Google network services. .
Although this security loophole has been remedied through recent updates, only a handful of mobile phones have received the latest operating system, and this upgrade does not solve all the problems.
The researchers found that if a mobile phone legally logs into the Google service interface through a secure connection, then an access code will be obtained and the phone can then be accessed within two weeks. This vulnerability was discovered when the user subsequently used the password without authentication.
If an Android phone is connected to an insecure network, or a fake Wi-Fi hotspot, theoretically, a hacker can overhear the access password and copy it for later entry into a user's account, such as the user's calendar or Gmail.
The Android operating system version 2.3.3 and previous versions have this problem, but the recently updated version 2.34 of the operating system has solved this vulnerability in all services and has gone out of Google's Picasa Web Albums.
Currently, Google recommends that its Android users upgrade their operating systems as soon as their network operators roll out upgraded versions, and that access to open Wi-Fi networks is an automatic feature that disables the settings menu.
Although this security loophole has been remedied through recent updates, only a handful of mobile phones have received the latest operating system, and this upgrade does not solve all the problems.
The researchers found that if a mobile phone legally logs into the Google service interface through a secure connection, then an access code will be obtained and the phone can then be accessed within two weeks. This vulnerability was discovered when the user subsequently used the password without authentication.
If an Android phone is connected to an insecure network, or a fake Wi-Fi hotspot, theoretically, a hacker can overhear the access password and copy it for later entry into a user's account, such as the user's calendar or Gmail.
The Android operating system version 2.3.3 and previous versions have this problem, but the recently updated version 2.34 of the operating system has solved this vulnerability in all services and has gone out of Google's Picasa Web Albums.
Currently, Google recommends that its Android users upgrade their operating systems as soon as their network operators roll out upgraded versions, and that access to open Wi-Fi networks is an automatic feature that disables the settings menu.
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