Malware affecting NEWER phones including S22 variants...

[Dualmonitors]

https://9to5google.com/2022/03/08/dirty-pipe-major-exploit-android-12-pixel-6-galaxy-s22/

typically, malware affects OLDER versions of Android. in this case, it affects only the NEWER Android versions.

kindly please note.

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

It actually goes deeper than Android, it's a Linux kernel exploit.

Not good.

 

[Mooncatt]

That article sounded more like a scare tactic than informative news. In terms of Android, the least they could've done is explain how the malware first gets into the device. My guess is it has to arrive in the form of an app, which you should be protected from unless you are involved in shady practices in the first place.

 

[msm0511]

That article sounded more like a scare tactic than informative news. In terms of Android, the least they could've done is explain how the malware first gets into the device. My guess is it has to arrive in the form of an app, which you should be protected from unless you are involved in shady practices in the first place.

In the very last paragraph it mentions only downloading apps from trusted sources/developers. I hate when articles don't mention that until the very end, and act like it's not that important.

 

[Mooncatt]

In the very last paragraph it mentions only downloading apps from trusted sources/developers. I hate when articles don't mention that until the very end, and act like it's not that important.

Worse than that, I got down to this and just stopped reading because I thought the article was over. Kinda hard to get to the last paragraph when you don't even know it exists.

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

That article sounded more like a scare tactic than informative news. In terms of Android, the least they could've done is explain how the malware first gets into the device. My guess is it has to arrive in the form of an app, which you should be protected from unless you are involved in shady practices in the first place.

With "should" being the operative word lol.

There isn't any known malware yet.