The security of user data must be one of the main premises of smartphone manufacturers. These should fix security problems as soon as they arise and in the shortest time possible. Recently, it was discovered a security flaw in smartphones OnePlus that allows sending unencrypted IMEI , a problem that the Chinese brand takes to fix .
Whenever a smartphone searches for a system update is sent the device IMEI to the manufacturer's servers identify whether there is an update available for download . In submitting this information , the data is encrypted when leaving the way the device ensure your safety.
OnePlus is taking the correction
But according to the latest information, not all brands follow this procedure. When looking for a system update on a smartphone OnePlus (either automatically or manually ) the IMEI is sent to the servers of Chinese brand but the information does not suffer any encryption, making the whole process unsafe .
This is a problem that has been flagged on the official forum of the brand , to the OnePlus ensured that would be addressed in a future update. With the release of Oxygen 3.5, everyone expected the OnePlus had released a fix for this problem. But , according to an XDA user , the process of sending the IMEI shows the same fault , not having suffered any correction by the brand.
It's serious this flaw ?
This security flaw can be especially serious when a public network is used to check for updates and can be a hacker who is aware of this network and easily collect this type of information . For users , there remains only hope that OnePlus decides to release a new update in order to finally fix this problem.
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