{"id":5870,"date":"2016-11-18T15:45:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T20:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=5870"},"modified":"2017-02-20T17:22:22","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T22:22:22","slug":"google-fixes-two-major-security-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/google-fixes-two-major-security-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Fixes Two Major Security Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google recently fixed two major security problems that were affecting a number of Android users. However, as of September, these security updates have only been released for the Nexus phones, so several million users are still vulnerable.<\/p>\n

Google combined its 4 main security problems into what they called \u201cQuadrooter.\u201d When the Quadrooter affected over 900 million Android users, Google was prompted to take action. Here are the two security problems Google recently fixed with their update:<\/p>\n

The first vulnerability is similar to the stagefright epidemic<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Stagefright is a group of software viruses that enable an attacker to execute arbitrary operations on the victim\u2019s phone via remote code execution. Some of these codes included jpegs and other formats that can be emailed. Similarly, this security breach would send jpeg images through Gmail and Google Talk that, unfortunately, would expose victims to viruses without ever having to click on anything \u2014 the malicious code would manifest itself through the jpeg\u2019s data.<\/p>\n

Read More: Here\u2019s What We Know About Who Hacked Yahoo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The second vulnerability was exposed by someone on Google\u2019s Project Zero security team<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It was deemed an \u201cextremely dangerous bug\u201d by the Google research team because it allowed hackers to initiate malware on vulnerable devices in a variety of ways. A spokesperson from Google explained that this exploit was utilized for research purposes, and it only affected a select number of phones. However, because of the dangers it posed, the breach needed to be addressed.<\/p>\n

Having Security Issues of your own?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Download DFNDR<\/a>. This free app ensures that your device runs at an optimal speed with maximum security. There are several useful features encompassed under DFNDR. For instance, the AV Scan will check for threats on your smartphone including all files and programs that are in your device\u2019s memory and SD card.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the Applock\u00a0is an unbeatable app-lock and Private Gallery to protect your privacy. Lock your Facebook, texts, contacts, images and other apps with a second password, even if the device itself is unlocked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Google\u2019s new Android update amended two severe issues that were negatively affecting smartphone security. Find out more here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3797,3800],"class_list":["post-5870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","tag-google-fixes","tag-problems"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5870\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}