Android is the center of an alarm signal published for billions of people who use it in phones and tablets, the most used operating system for mobile terminals being targeted for a very eloquent reason. Google has implemented within Android 13 new security measures aimed at reducing the possibility of malware to infect phones and take control over them, but unfortunately this system has already been overcome.
Android is an operating system that offers a lot of freedom for users, but this freedom is exploited, and starting with version 13, new protection measures have been implemented for accessibility services. These were meant to prevent malware from exploiting them to take control of Android phones and tablets, but a new malware in full development is thought to remove the protection measures.
Android: Alarm Signal for Billions of People with Phones and Tablets
Android had these security measures implemented by Google as part of the American company's efforts to make its operating system more secure, but this is not easy to achieve. According to information provided by a team of cyber security experts, the new malware uses code from several other types of malware to bypass the new security measures that Android 13 brings to phones and tablets.
Malware authors are starting to bypass Android 13's new security restrictions around accessibility services. ThreatFabric's post doesn't go into detail on how the security feature works, but you can learn more from my article that originally detailed it: https://t.co/VCSg2QV0SO https://t.co/piQBJRo2uo
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Android 13 has already been officially released for Google phones and tablets, and the update will also reach models from other manufacturers in the coming months. Considering that this malware has already been discovered as intended for the latest version of Android, it is not excluded that Google will quickly find solutions to neutralize it, or at least make it much more difficult to infect people's phones.
Android has security updates constantly released by the Google company, the fight against malware being an extremely difficult one, but the American company has the resources to carry it constantly, and in the long term.
