Android 4.3 has dangerous, but difficult to exploit, security flaw

Whenever there is a security flaw found in any mobile platform, people tend to go a bit overboard, but that is never more apparent than when dealing with Android. Android has the reputation of being a haven for malware (which is only true if you have to rely on un-trusted sources for apps), so when IBM reported a security flaw in Android 4.3, the response was unsurprisingly alarmist.


The problem started with IBM itself. IBM security researchers found the flaw back in September, and reported it to the Android Security Team at Google. Somehow, although IBM found the flaw nine months ...





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