Some HTC Android phones found vulnerable to WiFi password leak

Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 10:31 in Mathematics & Economics

(PhysOrg.com) -- The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (U-CERT) has issued a warning to users of some HTC Android phones regarding a security vulnerability that has been found. The warning pertains to 802.1X WiFi user information and SSID data that can be viewed by rouge applications, taking advantage of a weakness in the OEM Android build of certain HTC phones.

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