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Android flaw lets hackers break in with text message

Malicious code executed by attackers could take control of smartphones and plunder contents without owners knowing

Published Tue, Jul 28, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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CYBER security firm Zimperium on Monday warned of a flaw in the world's most popular smartphone operating system that lets hackers take control with a text message.

Zimperium Mobile Security said in a blog post that attackers need only the mobile number to remotely execute code via a specially crafted media file delivered via MMS (text message).

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