Google and Apple have repaired a bug that affects over 1 billion active phones!
All models of the iPhone, from the iPhone 5 series, the Samsung Galaxy S3, all the way to the Galaxy S8, all the active Nexus devices and many more Android "patches" are from the big flaw that was recently spotted. Google and Apple had to react quickly and offer an update, which will be available to users whose devices are affected by the first update of the device.
The Broadcom BCM43xx chip for Wi-Fi is found in all these devices and is the main "culprit" for the possible abuse of an iPhone or Android device by hackers, through which the hacker gets the ability to "plug it" onto the phone via a nearby network and take over control over Or data.
One billion users or even more are endangered. Google released a patch at the beginning of the month, and Apple released it in mid-month, which is why it's time to, if you are using Android or iPhone, immediately look for an update of the operating system in the setting of your device.
This omission was called Broadpwn and was demonstrated at the Black Hat Conference dedicated to cyber security, held annually in Las Vegas.
