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950 Million Android Phones Can Be Hijacked By Malicious Text Messages
techtech writes: According to security firm Zimperium a flaw called "Stagefright" in Google's Android operating system can allow hackers take over a phone with a message even if the user doesn't open it. The vulnerability affects about 950 million Android devices. In a blog post Zimperium researchers wrote: "A fully weaponized successful attack could even delete the message before you see it. You will only see the notification. These vulnerabilities are extremely dangerous because they do not require that the victim take any action to be exploited. Unlike spear-phishing, where the victim needs to open a PDF file or a link sent by the attacker, this vulnerability can be triggered while you sleep. Before you wake up, the attacker will remove any signs of the device being compromised and you will continue your day as usual—with a trojaned phone."
Probably a proof-of-concept exploit that causes the editors to post dupes when they receive the payload!
The first article isn't even gone from the front page yet. /. "editors" strike again.
I saw another dupe over the weekend. Maybe they're trying to appease all the old readers by making it seem more like pre-DIce Slashdot.