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Experts from Check Point Software Technologies warn users of smartphones with Android. The reason there are four gaps in the system of Google, which could give hackers full control over devices. Endangered 900 million smartphones and tablets.

The experts from Check Point Software Technologies inform on the company blog that discovered until four so. vulnerability in Android devices with chipsets Qualcommu. The American company is a leading global supplier of LTE chipsets, has 65 percent. market shares of Android ecosystem.

QuadRooter, because so called gap makes hackers could gain complete control over the device and be given the unrestricted access to sensitive data. Attackers can also take your password, track position using GPS and even record video and ambient sounds. Prone to this are the top brand smartphones.

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the list of devices vulnerable to attack:

– BlackBerry Priv

– Blackphone 1 and 2 Blackphone

– Google Nexus 5X, Nexus 6 and Nexus 6P

– HTC One, HTC M9 and HTC 10

– LG G4 LG G5 and LG V10

– Moto X

– OnePlus One OnePlus 2 and OnePlus 3

– Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung S7 Edge

– Sony Xperia With Ultra

as the Check Point solution to the problems in the security is not easy, because the risk drivers are installed on devices at the factory. Any gaps can therefore only be repaired by installing the patch provided by the manufacturers.

So all users of phones with Android are advised to keep track of information about the latest system updates. And in case they occur, download and install. These include important security updates that help protect the data.

Besides, it is necessary to carefully read all requests during the installation of the application. Our suspicion should arouse the ones that demand the rights to things that seem unnecessary or download large amounts of data.

Check Point also advises to only use trusted Wi-Fi networks, provided by reliable source. The company has also created a free app – QuadRooter Scanner, which you can use to verify that the phone contains any errors.

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