80% of all Android devices are vulnerable to hackers hijacking their Web traffic

A bug that was first found in version 3.6 of the Linux OS kernel (released in 2012) allows attackers to terminate a device’s connections to servers and applications. It could also be exploited to spy on unencrypted traffic or inject malware into the user’s data stream. The security flaw, which was noted by security firm Lookout on its blog, is worrying because it’s also present in Android KitKat 4.4 and later versions. That means that 80 percent of all Android devices, or abou