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Google trying to fix Android's open Wi-Fi vulnerability

Google has announced that it is trying to fix a vulnerability exposed in Android phones by a group of researchers at a German university which allows hackers to get hold of a user's contact and calendar data over open Wi-Fi network.

Researchers from the University of Ulm have found that all Android versions 2.3.3 or older - which constitute 99.7 percent of Android phones currently in use - are vulnerable to data thefts over unencrypted Wi-Fi. However, Android 3.0 and 2.3.4 are exempted from such attacks.

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