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Android zero-day vulnerabilities March 17, 2025 |
HelloAndroid zero-day vulnerabilitiesWatch For Scams is dedicated to helping you avoid becoming a victim of fraud. If you like this ezine, do a friend a big favor and forward this to them. If a friend forwarded this to you, and if you like what you read, please subscribe by visiting the link below: Android zero-day vulnerabilitiesAndroid zero-day vulnerabilities are being actively abused. Update as soon as you can.Google has issued updates to fix 43 vulnerabilities in Android, including two zero-days that are being actively exploited in targeted attacks. The updates are available for Android 12, 12L, 13, 14, and 15. You can find your device’s Android version number, security update level, and Google Play system level in your Settings app. For most phones it works like this: Under About phone or About device you can tap on Software updates to check if there are new updates available for your device, although there may be slight differences based on the brand, type, and Android version of your device. If your Android phone shows patch level 2025-03-05 or later then you can consider the issues as fixed. Keeping your device as up to date as possible protects you from known vulnerabilities and helps you to stay safe. If you believe you have been a victim of this type of scam you should promptly report it to the IC3's website at www.IC3.gov. The IC3's complaint database links complaints together to refer them to the appropriate law enforcement agency for case consideration.Remember - always watch for scams! Steve |
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