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Scary Android GhostMap Exploit Traps Devices In Permanent Boot Loop

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What happened

The folks at Bitdefender have discovered a new type of malicious Android app that can force a phone into a nigh-unfixable boot loop without the app even being launched. Google is an Internet and software company based in Mountain View, founded in 1998.

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