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Show HN: Block Android Factory Reset Attack

1 pointsby GICodeWarriorover 12 years ago

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GICodeWarriorover 12 years ago
This application blocks USSD codes in tel: URLs from executing in the dialer without explicit user action.<p>The hack itself was discussed yesterday. <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4569686" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4569686</a><p>Unfortunately, most people think it is only Samsung phones or the Galaxy S3. In reality, the vulnerability affects most Android phones out there right now. <a href="http://dylanreeve.posterous.com/remote-ussd-attack-its-not-just-samsung" rel="nofollow">http://dylanreeve.posterous.com/remote-ussd-attack-its-not-j...</a>