Google has issued a warning to crores of Android users around the world. This warning has been issued by Google in view of the zero-day security risk. Smartphone users need to take immediate action on this warning from Google. Google has fixed 46 bugs in its latest security update, due to which there was a risk of users’ data being leaked.

 

Google’s warning to crores of Android users, do this work immediately or else there will be huge loss

Google has issued a warning to crores of Android users around the world. This security risk has been discovered in the Zero Day Android Security Flaw. Google has released two new security patches for this. Written By: Harshit Harsh
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Updated on: August 07, 2024 19:15 IST
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Google warns crores of Android users
Google has issued a warning for crores of Android users around the world. This warning has been issued by Google in view of the zero-day security risk. Smartphone users need to take immediate action on this warning from Google. Google has fixed 46 bugs in its latest security update, due to which there was a risk of users’ data being leaked.

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Google’s Analysis Group (TAG) had detected this problem and the company has released a fix for it. Remote Code Execution (RCE) has been detected in the security flaw, due to which hackers can access the user’s device and cyber attack can be done.

Hackers will get access to the device

According to the analysis group, the code is linked to the Android platform Linux Kernel, due to which there is a risk of security risk for the device. Hackers can send links or apps containing viruses by modifying the network connection in the Android device.

Google’s analysis group is still investigating this zero-day problem in depth. During this time, two sets of security patches have been released for the users, which have been released on August 1 and August 5, 2024. This has been released as a regular update for Google Pixel users. At the same time, this update will be released for smartphones of other brands after a few days.

Do this work immediately

According to the TAG, users should immediately update their phones with the latest security patch. Pixel users have started getting this update. At the same time, this security patch can be available for smartphone users of other brands in the coming days. For this, users will have to go to the settings of their smartphone. After this, you will have to go to About Device and check for software updates.

If there is any update pending for their device, then download it immediately. After this, the phone should be restarted and this patch should be installed in the device. Users who have not received the update yet can wait for it.