Your Android Can Get Hacked Without You Doing Anything at All
You probably know that clicking suspicious links online or opening attachments from strangers in an email or text is a recipe for hacking. It's a dangerous world out there online, so it's always important to be vigilant. However, the danger doesn't always involve something you do. There are ways to hack your devices without requiring any intervention on your part whatsoever—and one such example is likely plaguing your Android device right now. This Android flaw doesn't require any interaction on your part As reported by The Hacker News , there is a critical Android security flaw that could enable remote code execution on your device. In other words, bad actors could use the flaw to run their own code on your phone, effectively taking over the device for their own gain. The flaw, identified as CVE-2026-58868, isn't universal, but it is widespread: It currently affects Android 14 through Android 17, the latest version of Google's OS. If your phone runs Android 12...