Google urges Android phone users to switch off Wi-Fi calling

Re:Google urges Android phone users to switch off Wi-Fi calling by londons_explore on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @01:33AM (#35242862)

I would like to see stats on what percentage of android phones were exploited in the wild for malicious purposes (ie. excluding cases where the user deliberately is jailbreaking them).

Personally I have never seen any friends or relatives get malware on their phone that gets outside the app sandbox (ie. Uninstalling the bad app seems to solve the issue). Compare that to MS Windows where it seems common for regular users to have malware infested systems.

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Re:Google urges Android phone users to switch off Wi-Fi calling by saagarjha on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @02:49AM (#35243198)

Generally the fraction is fairly low, because the bar for a full chain these days is pretty high. That said, it is important to not be lulled into a false sense of security because you don't seem like an attractive target. A chain worth $50k dollars can be a good purchase if you think you can bring in a million dollars home with it.

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