Security vulnerability that affects all users found in Google Wallet

For all those rooted users with Google Wallet, be careful, your wallet is not protected.

The new exploit works like this: a person could take the phone of a Google Wallet user, go into the app settings section for Google Wallet and press clear data, which then resets the app and PIN code. The thief can then open the Google Wallet app and create a new PIN and then add the same prepaid card - and any funds that were on it - back to the Google Wallet account. The thief can then go about their merry way buying things until the funds on the prepaid card run out.

While Google is working on a fix to correct this, it is a good reminder that with the wonder benefits rooting offers, we have downsides like extra exposure to hacks like this.

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