Android phones vulverable to wipeout codes

[DelJo63]

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."

 

[alexe3831]

Good to know about this, thanks for getting the word out

 

[tipstir]

I'll let the Android forums I run know this thanks for the update!