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Android Nougat will prevent malware from resetting device passwords

Graeme Burton
clock 06 July 2016 •
Android to prevent malware from over-riding user passwords
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Android to prevent malware from over-riding user passwords

Google to the rescue?

The forthcoming version of Android - dubbed Nougat - will prevent ransomware and other nasties from invoking the "resetPassword" API, preventing them from resetting a device's password, locking out hapless...

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