Google issues an alert to billions of Android owners about the latest critical “bank theft blitz” that is wiping clean the bank accounts of Android users across the globe.
The company says that its Android System has been affected by 16 different flaws. That will hurt the general public in the short while or until they get things under control.
Google issues alert to billions of Android owners
Google is urging owners of certain Android phones to take urgent action to protect themselves from critical vulnerabilities.
That gives skilled hackers the ability to surreptitiously compromise their devices by making a specially crafted call to their number.
It’s not clear if all actions urged are even possible. And even if they are, the measures will neuter devices of most voice-calling capabilities.
The vulnerability affects Android devices that use the Exynos Modem 5123, Exynos Modem 5300, Exynos 980, Exynos 1080, and Exynos Auto T5123 chipsets made by Samsung’s semiconductor division.
Vulnerable devices include the Pixel 6 and 7, international versions of the Samsung Galaxy S22. And various mid-range Samsung phones, the Galaxy Watch 4 and 5, and cars with the Exynos Auto T5123 chip.
A bug tracked as CVE-2023-24033 and three others that have yet to receive a CVE designation makes it possible for hackers to execute malicious code. Google’s Project Zero vulnerability team reported on Thursday.