Monday, 27 July 2015, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Google Android OS phones dating back to 2010 which is those relying on Google's Stagefright 2.2 and since software with many of these phone operating systems no longer supported by Google thus no updates available today were revealed all to have a vulnerability which easily allows users' phones to be turned into "spycams" taking over Bluetooth, video, audio and microphone by remote intruder hackers some even entirely "taking over" users' phones without users' knowledge merely sending unopened text messages which attackers then even can even delete to hide evidence of the continuing intrusion and Android phone takeover. Google never has announced the vulnerabilities to users for at least five years which today was disclosed by Zimperium cybersecurity analytics.
No fix at all is available from Google for older Android OS phones and newer fixes rarely are installed by users since Google does not send them out directly as Apple does for its iPhone but Google instead relies on Motorola and Samsung to deal with the monumental vulnerability of its Android OS mobile device operating system. Google only provides patches for mobile devices which run its latest Lollypop and KitKat Android operating systems reportedly leaving about 500 million of its mobile devices still vulnerable to the Stagefright "spycam" attack and possible total user phone takeover by remote hackers without users even having knowledge of it.
The massive Google Android OS vulnerability today was revealed by he Zimperium cybersecurity analytics firm with Google "thanking" Zimperium for the information but neither offering nor providing any "fix" thus seemingly setting Google up for yet another worldwide round of massive class action and regulatory enforcement agency lawsuits from the United States to Europe and beyond to the far reaches of the world. The security flaw is estimated to remain unaddressed in at least one half billion Android OS phones allowing attackers in many cases to "completely take over" users' phones in addition to using them as "spycams".
Critics long have warned of this type as well as other gross vulnerabilities in sloppy Google Android OS phone and mobile device code with Zimperium cybersecurity analytics and other security experts claiming that vulnerabilities in the unsecure Google code make its Android mobile devices inherently vulnerable to all types of attacks known and unknown. Readers interested in more information about the above can go to the link below.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2015/0727/Widespread-Android-vulnerability-could-turn-phones-into-spycams
Copyright 2015 Martin P. All World Rights Expressly Reserved
No fix at all is available from Google for older Android OS phones and newer fixes rarely are installed by users since Google does not send them out directly as Apple does for its iPhone but Google instead relies on Motorola and Samsung to deal with the monumental vulnerability of its Android OS mobile device operating system. Google only provides patches for mobile devices which run its latest Lollypop and KitKat Android operating systems reportedly leaving about 500 million of its mobile devices still vulnerable to the Stagefright "spycam" attack and possible total user phone takeover by remote hackers without users even having knowledge of it.
The massive Google Android OS vulnerability today was revealed by he Zimperium cybersecurity analytics firm with Google "thanking" Zimperium for the information but neither offering nor providing any "fix" thus seemingly setting Google up for yet another worldwide round of massive class action and regulatory enforcement agency lawsuits from the United States to Europe and beyond to the far reaches of the world. The security flaw is estimated to remain unaddressed in at least one half billion Android OS phones allowing attackers in many cases to "completely take over" users' phones in addition to using them as "spycams".
Critics long have warned of this type as well as other gross vulnerabilities in sloppy Google Android OS phone and mobile device code with Zimperium cybersecurity analytics and other security experts claiming that vulnerabilities in the unsecure Google code make its Android mobile devices inherently vulnerable to all types of attacks known and unknown. Readers interested in more information about the above can go to the link below.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2015/0727/Widespread-Android-vulnerability-could-turn-phones-into-spycams
Copyright 2015 Martin P. All World Rights Expressly Reserved
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