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Vulnerability Exposes 900M Android Devices-and Fixing Them Won't Be Easy

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Wired; By Brian Barrett
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The latest Android vulnerability to fret about isn't limited to any particular device, or any specific firmware version. That's because it doesn't start with Android at all, but with Qualcomm, the company that provides internal components for hardware manufacturers. Lots of them. In this case, 900 million Android smartphones with Qualcomm inside are at risk, and fixing them will be no easy task.

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