Almost all Android phones vulnerable to authentication attack

[Poke]

Buzzblog: Almost all Android phones vulnerable to authentication attack

 

[LER]

And google is rolling out a fix.....

(I don't have the link handy, but it's out there).

 

[navychop]

Lather, rinse, repeat.

It seems everything these days is in a crack/repair/crack/repair etc cycle.

 

[Hall]

Damn, that sucks.... What should I do ?

Hey Poke, would you recommend switching to a Windows-based smartphone ? Not sure what to do...

 

[BlackHitachi]

Damn, that sucks.... What should I do ?

Hey Poke, would you recommend switching to a Windows-based smartphone ? Not sure what to do...

EEEK!!! Worst phone i have ever owned! No thank you.

 

[gasman882001]

Do these occur in Android phones because of the more open platform of Android? Not slamming the OS, just trying to understand.

 

[Hall]

Do these occur in Android phones because of the more open platform of Android? Not slamming the OS, just trying to understand.

I don't believe so. I think it's simply a design error or implementation error.

 

[n0qcu]

Buzzblog: Almost all Android phones vulnerable to authentication attack

what exactly does this mean?, in English please

 

[harshness]

And google is rolling out a fix.....

(I don't have the link handy, but it's out there).

Buzzblog: Google rolling out fix for Android authentication vulnerability

 

[harshness]

what exactly does this mean?, in English please

If someone is sniffing your LAN when you authenticate, there's a chance that they may be able to capture your authentication information as it passes through unencrypted. Google's solution is to make sure the authentication information will no longer pass unencrypted.

 

[meStevo]

More sexy headline than horrible vulnerability. Should only be doing so much on unencrypted unprotected wifi networks.