Red alert at Google headquarters. A team of researchers from Germany earlier this week published details of a security breach that affects virtually 99% of handsets running Android. But if you thought that Google would slow in correcting this problem, be aware that the company already has a patch ready to put in the square.
Google itself confirmed the information. The company says it changed the way certain services (especially user authentication) work on Android. With the change in the system, is less likely that criminals gain access to data such as calendar, contacts and agendade e-mail.
Remember that the vulnerability is only effective if the other party is in a wireless network free of any protection. As you know, certainly keeps your home network with encryption enabled. However, it is quite common for public hotspots do not count on any kind of security. This is the worst scenario for the loophole to be exploited.
The gap does not exist in later versions of Android, the smartphone and the Honeycomb Gingerbread for tablets. However, most users still rely on earlier versions of the system, forcing the company to release the update quietly, with similar distribution of software updates to the Android Market. It is a matter of days so that more and more devices to receive the fix.
