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"Google has developed a patch to fix a security flaw in its Android operating system that left virtually all devices running it vulnerable to hackers. The &amp;#039;Master Key&amp;#039; glitch was exposed by Bluebox Security, which claimed that some 900 million Android devices were open to hacker intrusion.   The loophole, which can be used to exploit the way the Google operating system handles apps&amp;#039; cryptographic verification, affects hardware running Android 1.6 and up. However, Google has been working to rectify the issue since February and has now developed a patch for its hardware partners to distribute to their customers. Manufacturers including Samsung are understood to have already begun distribution of the patch, but Google insists that there is no evidence of hackers having already exploited the loophole. &amp;quot;We have not seen any evidence of exploitation in Google Play or other app stores via our security scanning tools. Google Play scans for this issue - and Verify Apps provides protection for Android users who download apps to their devices outside of Play,&amp;quot; said Google in a statement issued to ZDNet. It is yet to be confirmed when Google&amp;#039;s first-party Nexus products will receive the patch. Watch a video advertisement for the Google Nexus 4 below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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