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Android users must update their phones now over bugs that allow hackers to bypass passwords and hijack devices

In Consumer Alerts, Vulnerabilities
February 05, 2025

Mobile phone owners are strongly advised to install the latest security update ASAP

The Irish Sun reports:

ANDROID users have been told to update their phones immediately to fix two bugs that allowed hackers to hijack devices.

One bug, which meant hackers could install malware or steal files from devices without even needing a password, was already exploited in the wild before Google fixed it.

Google said it was a “high security vulnerability”, and the most severe out of all the cyber flaws found.

“The severity assessment is based on the effect that exploiting the vulnerability would possibly have on an affected device,” Google explained in a recent security bulletin.

The second bug allowed cyber crooks to control phones and make them crash from afar.

Fortunately, Google patched this before hackers spotted it.

Read more at The Irish Sun.