Google gave warning to millions of Android users
Google has issued a warning for millions of Android users around the world. Google has issued this warning in view of the zero-day security risk. Smartphone users need to take immediate action on this warning from Google. Google has fixed 46 bugs in its latest security update, due to which there was a risk of users’ data being leaked.
Google’s Analysis Group (TAG) discovered this problem and the company has released a fix for it. Remote Code Execution (RCE) has been detected in the security flaw, due to which hackers can gain access to the user’s device and a cyber attack can be carried out.
Hackers will get access to the device
According to the analysis group, the code is linked to the Android platform Linux Kernel, which poses a security risk to the device. Hackers can send links or apps containing viruses by modifying the network connection in Android devices.
Google’s analysis group is still investigating this zero-day problem in depth. In the meantime, two sets of security patches have been released for users, which have been released on August 1 and August 5, 2024. This has been released as a regular update for Google Pixel users. At the same time, this update will be released for smartphones of other brands after a few days.
do this work immediately
According to TAG, users should immediately update their phones with the latest security patch. Pixel users have started receiving this update. At the same time, smartphone users of other brands may get this security patch in the coming days. For this, users will have to go to the settings of their smartphone. After this, go to About Device and check the software update.
If there is any update pending for their device, download it immediately. After this, by restarting the phone, this patch should be installed in the device. Users who have not received the update yet can wait for it.
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