Important Message for Android Users

[Lotty 181]

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/linux-bug-leaves-1-4-billion-android-users-vulnerable-to-hijacking-attacks/

 

 

Linux bug leaves 1.4 billion Android users vulnerable to hijacking attacks

 

Off-path attack means malicious hackers can be located anywhere on the Internet.

 

 

"The tl;dr is for Android users to ensure they are encrypting their communications by using VPNs, [or] ensuring the sites they go to are encrypted," Lookout researcher Andrew Blaich told Ars. "If there's somewhere they're going to that they don't want tracked, always ensure they're encrypted."

 

The vulnerability makes it possible for anyone with an Internet connection to determine whether any two parties are communicating over a long-lived transport control protocol connection, such as those that serve Web mail, news feeds, or direct messages. In the event the connections aren't encrypted, attackers can then inject malicious code or content into the traffic. Even when the connection is encrypted, the attacker may still be able to determine a channel exists and terminate it. The vulnerability is classified as CVE-2016-5696.

 

 

 

I'm not sure if some of you are Android or Linux users, but I thought I'd share this information so it can be passed around to those who may need it.

 

I don't think I've ever turned off the Internet/Data on my phone so fast, lol.

 

Hope this helps.

 

 

 

~Lotty

Edited August 16, 2016 by Lotty

[Caregan 399]

#TeamIphone

[Strpurepkr 185]

#TeamIphone

Booo bandwagon android > iphone

 

But really this is good to know lotty thanks for the heads up

[Lotty 181]

 

#TeamIphone

Booo bandwagon android > iphone

 

But really this is good to know lotty thanks for the heads up

 

 

Np, Str. 

[Proteins Eff 61]

#TeamIphone

I second that vote #teamiPhone

[-CarnivoR 288]

I third that vote #teamiphone

[Sybren 2,255]

Thank you for sharing this Lotty

 

be safe!

[Kev 205]

Thanks for the warning

[Natural 166]

#teamiphone

[Lotty 181]

Thanks for the warning

 

Anytime, fam!