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Most Android phones can be hacked with a simple MMS message or multimedia file

Vulnerabilities in core Android component used to process, play and record multimedia files. Some of the flaws allow for remote code execution and can be triggered when receiving an MMS message, downloading a specially crafted video file through the browser or opening a Web page with embedded multimedia content. The vulnerability is the scariest of all because it doesn’t require any interaction from the user; the phone just needs to receive a malicious message. Google says it has applied the patches to its internal Android code base within 48 hours.”]

Source: https://www.computerworld.com/article/2953019/most-android-phones-can-be-hacked-with-a-simple-mms-message-or-multimedia-file.html

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