Android Phone Risk

Within the past week a serious security breach has been discovered with some models of Android phones manufactured in China. It appears that these phones have had a back door created which sends call logs and text messages from that phone back to servers in China.

This breach now appears to be more serious with a rootkit found in the Ragentek firmware which is used in certain phones, which could affect up to 3 million phones. The manufacturers include Doogee, Leagoo and Infinix, however other models sourced directly from China could also be involved

Our advice is to only purchase smart phones from a trusted New Zealand provider.