Hackers can seize control of your phone using software preinstalled by your carrier

[Wireless News]

http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AlXl4uCLW16hLhRiKUo3fw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/bgr-best-smartphones-2013-1000.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-seize-control-phone-using-software-preinstalled-carrier-132001785.html)With fears over hacking and NSA spying still mounting, the last thing we needed was-yet another report of a serious vulnerability that leaves millions of people at risk — but that’s exactly what we got recently when-news broke of a huge security vulnerability that impacts millions upon millions of Android phones, BlackBerry handsets and even some iPhones. Security researchers-Mathew Solnik and Marc Blanchou with-Accuvant Labs recently told Wired about a massive security hole that they’re about to expose. During the upcoming-Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, Nevada next week, the researchers will shed light on a serious threat present in third-party device management software that numerous carriers install on Android phones and BlackBerry handsets. The software is also apparently



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