New exploit means nearly any Android phone can be hacked with a single text
As many as 950 million Android devices might be vulnerable to a hack so simple that it only requires a text message.
In some cases, the recipient need not even open the text message for the device to be compromised, according to security researcher Joshua Drake, who first reported the exploits in April. His company, Zimperium zLabs, has labeled it “the worst Android vulnerability in the mobile OS history.”
Zimperium will provide full disclosure of the exploits at the Blackhat and DEF CON hacking conferences next month in Las Vegas. “If you ever heard about Heartbleed, this is much worse,” the company says.
This “unicorn” of smartphone security flaws exists thanks to an Android media playback tool called Stagefright—the vulnerability is likewise called “Stagefright,” and yes, it has its own logo:
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