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BlackBerry first to patch QuadRooter; Priv and DTEK50 are no longer vulnerable

August 16, 2016

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Last week, we told you about the QuadRooter vulnerability that was said to affect one billion Android powered devices. Four flaws were discovered, and three of them were patched, leaving one vulnerable. This was going to be taken care of in Google’s September security update. QuadRooter can allow a hacker to gains root access to a phone’s camera, microphone, data and more.

How deadly is QuadRooter? Consider that the phone called by its manufacturer as “the most secure Android phone in the world,” the BlackBerry DTEK50, was affected by it.

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