If you're an Android user mindlessly scrolling through your device while not having a care in the online world, it could be time to think again. It turns out serious security flaws that could give attackers complete access to a phone's data exist on nearly a billion Android devices, Digital Spy said.

The bugs were uncovered by Checkpoint researchers looking at software on chips made by Qualcomm, though thankfully there's no evidence these vulnerabilities are currently being used in attacks by cyber criminals.

Michael Shaulov, head of mobility product management at Checkpoint, said: "I'm pretty sure you will see these vulnerabilities being used in the next three to four months. It's always a race as to who finds the bug first, whether it's the good guys or the bad."

Checkpoint informed Qualcomm about the bugs earlier this year, with the company responding by rolling out patches and amendments to factory versions of its chips. The changes have also been distributed to phone makers and operators, though it's not yet clear how many of those companies have actually issued the updates to customers.

Affected devices include the OnePlus One, OnePlus 2 and OnePlus 3, US versions of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, HTC One, HTC M9 and HTC 10, Sony Xperia Z Ultra, LG G4, LG G5, and LG V10, Google Nexus 5X, Nexus 6 and Nexus 6P, Blackphone 1 and Blackphone 2 and BlackBerry's Priv and Dtek50.

If you want to check whether your phone is affected, a free app called QuadRooter Scanner can be used to see if it's vulnerable to any of the bugs, Digital Spy said.