Date: 4 September 2024.
Hacker News report that "Google has released its monthly security updates for the Android operating system to address a known security flaw that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild".
In other words, a Zero Day Vulnerability.
A patch for a Zero-Day Vulnerability is issued by developers when they discover a flaw which has been exploited without their knowledge.
Read more: Android users urged to install latest security updates to fix actively exploited flaw.
Update Android to the latest release
"As a best security practice, users (of Android) should always update their devices whenever there are new security updates available."
Source: The Hacker News.
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