Even the most secure Android phone ever had a critical security bug

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http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hpKtHUkIFLSgkqNOXv5jvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/geeksphone-blackphone-1.png (http://news.yahoo.com/even-most-secure-android-phone-ever-had-critical-124538771.html)Marketed as the most secure Android handset available, the BlackPhone wasn’t completely safe from hackers’ attacks, as a recently discovered — and fixed — vulnerability in the phone’s instant messaging application could give them access to encrypted personal data such as messages, contacts and potential control over other “vital functions” of the handset, Ars Technica reports. FROM EARLIER: The most secure Android handset is soon getting a special privacy-focused app marketplace The security issue was thoroughly detailed by Azimuth Security, with the company saying that an attacker would only need a Silent Circle ID or phone number to take advantage of the bug. The vulnerability has been fixed by Silent Circle engineers after the company privately alerted them on the



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