LXer: 950 million Android phones can be hijacked by malicious text messages

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07-27-2015, 02:41 PM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,382 Rep:	LXer: 950 million Android phones can be hijacked by malicious text messages Published at LXer: Almost all Android mobile devices available today are susceptible to hacks that can execute malicious code when they are sent a malformed text message or the user is lured to a malicious website, a security researcher reported Monday. The vulnerability affects about 950 million Android phones and tablets... Read More...

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