Almost every week we get further information about the risks, which are exposed to users of smartphones and tablets with Android. This time the problem is, however, a really serious and affects up to 500 million units.
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It is a new type of malicious software (malware) on a track which encountered analyst Skycure. The operation termed “Accessibility clickjacking” allows hackers to access most of the features of our phone. More importantly, he unknowingly agreed to it.
Just fall into the trap, which can be rigged by cybercriminals game. The user performing certain actions within the application, it really gives hackers access to various phone functions. They can send SMS, view private data and even delete the entire contents of the phone. The exact mode of action “accesibility clickjacking” is described in an accessible manner on the video below.
Skycure stresses that the risk associated with the new “accesibility clickjacking” refers to all users of Android devices to version 4.4 Kitkat inclusive. Given the fact that older versions of Google’s mobile system still have to be good, we are talking about even more than 500 million devices.
Skycure
First of all, should I upgrade to Android 5.0. Lollipop or higher. Unfortunately, this is not always possible. If only because the hardware manufacturers simply can not offer the upgrade for users of earlier smartphones and tablets.
Then we can only common sense. We should avoid suspicious and does not install those that come from outside the official store Google Play.
It should also disable the installation of applications from unknown sources in the Android settings (Settings – & gt; more – & gt; Safety – & gt; Unknown source).
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