Google sends out patch for largest Android security hole yet

[Wireless News]

We hear a lot about security issues on Android but the vulnerability discovered by Bluebox Security recently is something truly special. Essentially, the vulnerability theoretically allows hackers to change mobile applications’ codes without breaking the cryptographic signature that’s needed to verify an app’s legitimacy. In other words, the vulnerability could give hackers free rein to transform any app into malware. To make matters worse, Bluebox says that this problem has existed since at least Android 1.6, which means that the vast majority of Android devices are vulnerable to malware-producing hackers. But fear not!.ZDNet reports.that Google is sort of on the case and that it’s sent out a security patch to its OEM partners that will close the security hole once

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