A virus discovered late last year allows hackers to take over an Android phone, initiate unauthorized phone calls, disrupt ongoing calls and infiltrate other secure areas of the cell phone to take other rogue actions.
Android bug reported to Google
According to a report in ComputerWorld the vulnerability was discovered and subsequently reported to Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by researchers from Berlin-based security consultancy firm Curesec. The researchers believe the virus was first introduced in Android version 4.1 and also goes by the name “Jelly Bean.”
A patch for the virus has been fixed in...
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