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Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by DoroMega(op): 12:45am On Jul 28, 2015*

The biggest smartphone flaw has been discovered. What makes it so dangerous is that it could be absolutely silent, you may not even see anything.
According to Joshua Drake a mobile security researcher with Zimperium, here's how the attack would work: The bad guy creates a short video, hides the malware inside it and texts it to your number. As soon as it's received by the phone, Drake says, "it does its initial processing, which triggers the vulnerability."

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by Nobody: 12:55am On Jul 28, 2015

MAKE I GAMBLE,
YOUR POST FIT ENTER FRONT PAGE

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by SenJoe(m): 1:02am On Jul 28, 2015

Noted

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by Fundango: 1:59am On Jul 28, 2015

wallahi my Brazzers it could be za Gaskiya.

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by Nobody: 2:04am On Jul 28, 2015

Just saw it on CNN

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by delishpot: 2:28am On Jul 28, 2015

sonofananimal1:
MAKE I GAMBLE,
YOUR POST FIT ENTER FRONT PAGE

Sharp guy. Make I join you

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by Nobody: 2:31am On Jul 28, 2015

delishpot:
Sharp guy. Make I join you

MEN NO FIT SLEEP TODAY

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by kenedy175(m): 2:52am On Jul 28, 2015

How should we protect ourselves? Abi na with armor?

They should have given a way of preventing such from happening

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by Lovechyld101(m): 5:44am On Jul 28, 2015

sonofananimal1:
MAKE I GAMBLE,
YOUR POST FIT ENTER FRONT PAGE

I dey ur back self

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by Nobody: 5:53am On Jul 28, 2015

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by KINGSNEEZE(m): 6:46am On Jul 28, 2015

So how are we sure that the link you provided is not a hacking trick? Just asking

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Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by MythAngel: 7:38am On Jul 28, 2015

Yawn

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by tolu4you: 7:46am On Jul 28, 2015

Till then

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Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by ihatebuhari(f): 8:02am On Jul 28, 2015

Hmmm..

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by daey118(m): 8:02am On Jul 28, 2015

sonofananimal1:
MAKE I GAMBLE,
YOUR POST FIT ENTER FRONT PAGE

e don enter bro

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by DjAndroid: 8:10am On Jul 28, 2015

sonofananimal1:
MAKE I GAMBLE,
YOUR POST FIT ENTER FRONT PAGE

THIS STORY IS NOT NEW.

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by psyqs(m): 8:29am On Jul 28, 2015

PSYQS

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by lordtech(m): 8:43am On Jul 28, 2015

OK, would be best if you put the complete info here for us to read

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by Nobody: 8:57am On Jul 28, 2015

daey118:
e don enter bro

I NO SEE AM FOR FRONT PAGE OHH

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by blackiridis(m): 8:58am On Jul 28, 2015

sonofananimal1:
I NO SEE AM FOR FRONT PAGE OHH

e no go enter FP the story no complete

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by Nobody: 9:00am On Jul 28, 2015

blackiridis:
e no go enter FP the story no complete

THANK GOD I NO USE MONEY GAMBLE AM, IF NOT!!!

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by martineverest(m): 9:15am On Jul 28, 2015

Poor security patches and lack of privacy ll lead to android downfall

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by priscaoge(f): 9:20am On Jul 28, 2015

Op I hope u won't hack my phone via my comment cos this thread is suspicious tongue

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by Segadem(m): 9:30am On Jul 28, 2015

cunny man die cunny man berry am.
if u can manufacture a software that can hack phone, be rest assured that another apps is coming to protect android phones against it.

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by MsTIQ(m): 9:52am On Jul 28, 2015

This is crazy

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by Obaiyski(m): 10:01am On Jul 28, 2015

Better complete it so that it will hit FP or another dude will create another topic on it for fp

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by teewhydope(m): 11:06am On Jul 28, 2015

Who cares

Re: Beware: Android Phones Can Now Be Hacked With Just A Text Message by Johnnycife(m): 11:41am On Jul 28, 2015

click like if you know those who think its not possible will definitely get hacked first.

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