NFC being on is not always a good thing...
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 10:58AM
Bob Appleby in Android, Google, NFC, NakedSecurity, Phone, Security, Sophos
Google has patched a bug that let a hacker, and this is key, that is physically close to your phone to send malware to your phone using NFC (Near Field Communication) functions.
Take a look at this report from Sophos's Naked Security Blog that spells out the vulnerability: Click Here
What to do?
- You can turn off permissions for the NFC app to install unknown applications, which will prevent the NFC app from trying to install an APK.
- You can also turn off Android Beam in the NFC and Payment area of your Android device’s settings, while still leaving NFC on for contactless payments.
- Finally, you can install the fix that Google released last month, patching the flaw.
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