Android Security Flaw Erases All Data

[zakislam]

A major security flaw that causes all of the data stored on an Android smartphone to be erased has been discovered and samsung devices seem to be the target.

Android Security Flaw Erases All Data : Read more

 

[okibrian]

Ooooh, is that a feature? Innovation?

 

[joytech22]

Android Security Flaw fixed: Could have erased All Data

This is what the title SHOULD have been.
At least these fixes were released almost instantly last week or the week before.

 

[Guest]

how do I get the updates for my samsung infuse?

 

[ddpruitt]

Android developer Google has since issued a fix, with Borgaonkar urging Android smartphone owners to ensure they have the latest updates installed on their device.

Funny, I'm still waiting for ICS!

One of the biggest problems with Android is manufacturers don't take security seriously.

 

[Marco925]

[citation][nom]okibrian[/nom]Ooooh, is that a feature? Innovation?[/citation]
Hey, at least android has a file system from which you can attempt file recovery from. Do you know how hard it is to recover from an iPhone?

 

[joytech22]

[citation][nom]okibrian[/nom]Ooooh, is that a feature? Innovation?[/citation]
Better than Androids biggest competition:

iPhone 5 "features":
-Easy-Scratch Aluminium Back! (Not anodized hahah!)
-Extreme camera flaring, official Apple fix is to hold it differently (I'm not kidding, they actually said to angle it differently in another article I read on another site)

Aaand about 4 more I can't remember..

 

[ddpruitt]

Hey, at least android has a file system from which you can attempt file recovery from. Do you know how hard it is to recover from an iPhone?

Hey could be worse, it could erase everything when you do an update!

Ohhh wait it does that already

 

[reprotected]

*Popcorn*

 

[okibrian]

@Ninjamonkeh
Just like you do for iOS devices?

@Marco925
Not that hard because I've already done it. You just have to be smart that's all. I'm just saying.

@joytech22
I'll take a scratch any day over all my data being lost to such piss poor security. I always have a phone in a case any way.

 

[joytech22]

[citation][nom]okibrian[/nom]@joytech22I'll take a scratch any day over all my data being lost to such piss poor security. I always have a phone in a case any way.[/citation]

Fool, this has already been patched if you had read the article. In fact my Note 10.1 3G nor my Nexus are vulnerable to this.

 

[warezme]

Its only a benefit to Apple...hmmmm

 

[alextheblue]

[citation][nom]joytech22[/nom]Fool, this has already been patched if you had read the article. In fact my Note 10.1 3G nor my Nexus are vulnerable to this.[/citation]What about devices that aren't quite due for replacement, but are no longer well supported?

 

[okibrian]

@joytech22
Fool, I did read it. Just because you fix it does not mean it never happened. If you are going to talk *** you can expect to receive *** in return. The Apple bashing does not only go one way you know!

 

[clubsaucekiller]

Android is good for nothing but laughs at this point.

 

[nurgletheunclean]

"Once the malware triggers a factory reset, there was no method of restoring the data, he added." Seriously? Restore implies a backup was made. Pretty sure you could restore a titanium/ultimate backup, for sure a nandroid backup. Factory resets are really not that scary after all.

 

[joytech22]

[citation][nom]alextheblue[/nom]What about devices that aren't quite due for replacement, but are no longer well supported?[/citation]

There are test links available that test for the vulnerability on several sites (stick to reputable ones, please!) not all devices are vulnerable.

There will certainly be unofficial fixes if you wish to test your bravery, but sadly unsupported phones are likely to stay unsupported.

@joytech22
Fool, I did read it. Just because you fix it does not mean it never happened. If you are going to talk *** you can expect to receive *** in return. The Apple bashing does not only go one way you know!

I didn't have to fix it, it was fixed one or two weeks ago. -.- It happened and I didn't say it never did, not sure what three asterisks represent but okay.

I expect backlash for my previous comment, I didn't say those things expecting thumbs up for bashing.

 

[enforcer22]

[citation][nom]okibrian[/nom]@joytech22Fool, I did read it. Just because you fix it does not mean it never happened. If you are going to talk *** you can expect to receive *** in return. The Apple bashing does not only go one way you know![/citation]

Well i guess you could wait for an apple fix.. put a piece of plastic around it and tell people its their fault.

 

[okibrian]

@joytech22
I was talking about the good folks at Google in this case when I said 'you'.
As for the asterisks, ask Tom's. They put that in place of the word 5hit for some reason.

 

[excella1221]

McAfee security expert Jimmy Shah, however, stressed the bug was not an appealing option to cybercriminals. "There's no benefit to the attacker if they can't make money off it or they can't steal your data," he told the BBC. "It's really not that useful."

Not if the perpetrator was... a competitor. (;

 

[dalethepcman]

Expanding definition of "Apple"

1.) a fruit of any species of tree bearing the same genus name.
2.) a multinational corporation known for marketing, placing the letter "I" as a prefix in all products, oppressing competition via legal battles, supporting of slave labor, supporting of cyber criminals.

To everyone complaining about Android updates being slow from handset manufacturers, do you see Dell supplying updates to their computers as often as Microsoft does?

There is a reason why I buy "Nexus" phones.

 

[okibrian]

@enforcer22
You know you pay $600 or $700 for a phone, so why would you not put a case on it?? It is a bad design? Yes. Are people being dumb a55es for not using a case on a device that cost this much, always with you and gets dropped and banged up a bit? Hell YES!

"Well i guess you could wait for an apple fix"
Well how many versions of Droid did we have before they fixed the battery problem? It's the only phone I know of that has to be charged 2-3 times a day. Guess what, iPhones last ALL DAY. Really 1 1/2 days.

 

[sykozis]

[citation][nom]excella1221[/nom]Not if the perpetrator was... a competitor. (;[/citation]
You'll have to excuse them. McAfee obviously can't remember the days when viruses were created strictly to cause data destruction......you know, that first 20 or so years that personal computer existed.....

 

[Inferno1217]

[citation][nom]otacon72[/nom]I will never own anything with Android running on it. I'd rather have an iOS based device. Thumb me down all you want I could careless. Android is a dangerous operating system.[/citation]

It's "I couldn't care less" not "I could care less" you iDouche.

 

[samwelaye]

way to go toms, this was already reported on, found out, and fixed. AND it was only samsung devices, it was a hole in touchwiz. way to report it after everything is over