Millions of android users in India get major security warning from govt: Here’s what it says

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, July 13, 2024: The Indian government has issued a new security warning for millions of Android users with its latest bulletin courtesy, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) this week. The team highlights that these exploits can be used by the attackers to gain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code on your phone.

The security bulletin from CERT-In highlights that multiple vulnerabilities exist within the framework, system, Google Play system updates, ARM components, MediaTek components, Imagination components, Qualcomm components, and Qualcomm close-sourced components.

The new vulnerabilities affect Android versions 12, 12L, 13, and 14 as well. The number of phones running these versions in India should easily be over 10 million, which means the high severity ranked alert is worth heeding for one and all.

Having these many chip makers on the affected list means, brands like Samsung, Realme, OnePlus, Xiaomi and Vivo have to be concerned about the issue, and make sure they release security patches for these vulnerabilities right away.

Android Security Update – How To Check For New Version

The good news is that, most of the phone brands have been notified about these issues, and the latest security patch has already been released, with all of them expected to get it done in the next few weeks. You can check for the latest update by heading over to Settings – System update – Software and see if the new version is available for your device.

In the meanwhile, we highly advise you to avoid accessing vulnerable websites or open any link or attachment coming from an unknown sender.