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There Are New Ways To Attack Android Phones: Hacking Experts

According to recent efforts by search engine giant Google to boost protection on Android resulted in that there are new ways to exploit Android Devices. Hacker Experts demonstrated the new methods to attack Android Phones. All this revealed at Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas. Sean Schulte of Trustwave’s SpiderLabs said that

[quote]Google is making progress, but the authors of malicious software are moving forward[/quote]

Accuvant researcher Charlie Miller even demonstrated how they could deliver malicious code to Android phones. He also added that [quote]I can take over your phone.[/quote]

Researchers also told attendees about a technique they discovered for evading Google’s “Bouncer” technology.

Not only Android is at Hackers tips but Nokia is also as Miller also pointed out a similar NFC issue on the MeeGo-based Nokia N9 through which hacker or attacker can send text messages or make phone calls.

Via: Huffington Post

Simranpal Singh

With a decade-long journey in the tech industry, I've been actively engaged in tech reporting across various reputable publications. He currently works as a Web Developer at RightNode Media and pursues his hobby of writing on GoAndroid. Enjoy travelling, and always excited about new tech trends. He actively contributes on GizmoChina and GChromecast Hub.

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