Any Android device not running Pie can be tracked and located thanks to new vulnerability

A research report from research firm Nightwatch Cybersecurity reveals the latter's discovery of a new Android vulnerability. The flaw allows apps to ignore permissions to gain access to information that is found in system broadcasts. That includes the name of the Wi-Fi network being used by a device, BSSID, the MAC address of the device, DNS server information and local IP addresses.

With this information, a malicious app could locate, geolocate and track any Android device right down to a street address. In addition, a hacker could look around a Wi-Fi network unchallenged, ...