Indian Government Issues Urgent Security Advisory for Android Users: Immediate Phone Update Required
Android users have yet another security warning from the Indian government, and they’ll probably get their first in January. The warning comes through India’s Computer Emergency Response Team, or CERT-In, alerting billions of Android phone users in the country. The warning message tells about vulnerabilities in the latest phones that can allow hackers to easily steal data from those phones.
“These vulnerabilities exist in Android due to errors in the framework, system, Google Play system updates, Arm components, Imagination Technologies, MediaTek components, Unisoc components, Qualcomm components, and its closed source components,” CERT-In noted in January. 11 mentioned.
When you read the names given here, the security issue, which is classified as high severity, affects basically every Android smartphone user in the country. You are looking at basic Android phones all the way to the premium Samsungs and Google available in the market. That’s not all, the security risk affects Android versions 11, 12, 12L, 13 and even the latest 14. There is detailed material on how these issues affect performance and give remote access to bad actors.
How to check Android version on phone and update
– Open Settings on the phone
– Tap the Android version to get the details
– Now click on Security under System and Updates
– Check for new update
– Click on the install option and restart your phone
The good news is that Google has already acknowledged these high-risk vulnerabilities. And they are releasing security updates for all Android users who should protect their devices with the latest patch.
