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07-27-2015, 10:21 PM
http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LhjIIGKIlfSDwv.7i2iRsg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/387552d872f7f572e07388a812b38d1e2774cf8c.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/android-flaw-lets-hackers-break-text-message-020251745.html)Cyber security firm Zimperium has warned of a flaw in the world's most popular smartphone Android operating system that lets hackers take control with a text message. "Attackers only need your mobile number, using which they can remotely execute code via a specially crafted media file delivered via MMS (text message)," Zimperium Mobile Security said in a blog post. You will only see the notification." Android code dubbed "Stagefright" was at the heart of the problem, according to Zimperium.



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