T-Mobile Working to Fix G1 Mobile Phone Security Flaw

T-Mobile USA is working with Google Inc to offer a fix for the Google Android mobile phone. Network security researchers discovered the T-Mobile G1 smart phone flaw within days after its release. Google said the security features in the Gphone would limit the extend of any damage.

A group of network security researchers found a security flaw in the new T-Mobile USA G1 phone. The discovery was made within days after the initial launch of the Google phone.

T-Mobile is already working with Google Inc and other Android partners to fix the flaw. Android is the open-source operating system that runs the new G1 mobile phone.

Network security researchers notified Google of the flaw late in the week. Researchers said they are making the flaw public because they believed that mobile cell phone users were not generally aware of the potential threats.

Moreover, researchers are trying to make consumers aware that sophisticated smart phones face the same threats that make PCs vulnerable from the Internet.

The computer researchers say the flaw could be exploited by an attacker who might trick a G1 mobile phone user into visiting a Phishing Web site. For instance, it could be possible for a hacker to install malicious software that could capture keystrokes entered by the user. The keystrokes are recorded when the user is surfing other Web sites. This serious exploit could potentially make it possible for a hacker to steal identity information or passwords when the user signs into Web sites.

However, Google has responded to the research finding. Google engineers acknowledged the issue but said that the built-in security features would limit the extend of damage done by a mobile phone intruder. In other words, there are several security levels in the phone to prevent serious intrusions.