Government's urgent alert: Android 13 users face critical security risks – Learn how to safeguard your device

The Computer Emergency Response Team, which is operating in India under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has recently issued a critical warning for the devices which are running on the older Android version. Devices like tablets and smartphones will have to be cautious As per the CERT-In, the highlighted vulnerabilities have been primarily impacting the Android devices which are running on the older versions of the OS- majorly Android versions 11, 12, 12L, and 13. These vulnerabilities are not confined to a single component, but they are reportedly dispersed across critical elements like Google Play system updates, Framework, System and components associated with various hardware manufacturers. Google's response and urgent actions In retaliation to the same, Google has released an update for the Android OS which has been addressing these major critical vulnerabilities.