{"id":212544,"date":"2017-05-26T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T07:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=212544"},"modified":"2017-05-26T09:02:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T07:02:18","slug":"android-weakness-allows-hackers-to-take-over-your-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/212544-android-weakness-allows-hackers-to-take-over-your-phone.html","title":{"rendered":"Android weakness allows hackers to take over your phone"},"content":{"rendered":"

A security vulnerability in Android allows attackers to take over your phone and install software without you knowing.<\/p>\n

The new class of attacks, known as Cloak & Dagger<\/strong><\/a>, allow a malicious app to control the UI feedback loop and take over the device.<\/p>\n

The Cloak & Dagger attack can be performed without the user noticing the malicious activity on their device.<\/p>\n

The attacks only require two permissions, which the user does not need to explicitly grant and for which they are\u00a0not notified.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur user study indicates that these attacks are practical,\u201d said researchers from the University of California.<\/p>\n

The attacks affect all recent versions of Android – including the latest version, Android 7.1.2 – and they are yet to be patched.<\/p>\n

The researchers alerted Google to the attacks in August 2016, and continued to update the company on the vulnerability.<\/p>\n

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Invisible Grid Attack<\/h3>\n