87% of Android terminals are vulnerable to hackers, they run versions of the operating system that do not contain new security patches to block vulnerabilities discovered and exploited by hackers through applications or various internet pages.
Researchers from Cambridge University in Great Britain provide this data, claiming that each of the 87% of terminals Android mentioned are vulnerable to at least one critical vulnerability affecting the Google operating system at the moment.
The main problem is that though Google releases security patches for Android, the various manufacturers of terminals running this operating system are in no hurry to implement them in software updates for the versions of Android installed in products sold worldwide.
This data was collected from over 20.000 Android terminals that were checked with an application called Device Analyzer, and based on an estimate of the total number of terminals, it was concluded that 87% are vulnerable to at least 1 of the 11 exploits criticisms made public.
Nearly 90 percent of Android devices are exposed to at least one critical vulnerability, because of Android handset makers' failure to deliver patches, according to research from the UK's University of Cambridge. Consumers, regulators, and corporate buyers face a common problem when assessing Android smartphones, in that no one knows which vendor will supply patches after Google develops fixes for Android security bugs.
According to the same computer security researchers from Cambridge University, Android terminals receive no less than 126 updates every year, but most of them do not solve critical security problems that users are exposed to.
Unfortunately for Android users, it seems that the manufacturers of the terminals used by them are not sufficiently protected against hackers, and the problem lies with the manufacturers and not with Google, they are delaying the implementation of security patches.
