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Discussion in 'Mobile Computing' started by jobeard, Sep 30, 2012.

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  1. jobeard TS Ambassador Posts: 12,210   +118

    Cellphones using Google's Android operating system are at risk of being disabled or wiped clean of their data, including contacts, music and photos, because of a security flaw that was discovered several months ago but went unnoticed until now.


    So says Richard Lardner in the Sept 28,'12 HuffingtonPost.com article

    "Vulnerability in Android can be exploited to kill the SIM card permanently by clicking a single click," he wrote. "After the successful attack, the end user has to go to the mobile network operator and buy a new SIM card."
    jobeard, Sep 30, 2012
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  2. alexe3831 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 113

    Good to know about this, thanks for getting the word out
    alexe3831, Oct 29, 2012
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  3. tipstir TS Ambassador Posts: 3,668   +15

    I'll let the Android forums I run know this thanks for the update!
    tipstir, Nov 1, 2012
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