950 million Android users at risk as researcher uncovers massive security flaw

[Wireless News]

A security researcher has recently uncovered-a worrisome new Android exploit which allows hackers to compromise a device simply by sending either an MMS message or a multimedia file.-Once a device has been targeted and infected, hackers can access a user’s microphone, camera, external storage, and in some cases (depending on the device in question), even gain root access. Initially discovered by Joshua Drake from the security firm Zimperium, the exploit takes advantage of a number of vulnerabilities found within the software framework Android uses to “process, play and record multimedia files.” DON’T MISS:-5 Gmail hacks you shouldn’t have to live another day without What makes the exploit truly dangerous is that it can seemingly be triggered without any pro active

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