Items tagged with stagefright

by Rob Williams - Sun, Mar 20, 2016

Stagefright Vulnerability Can Compromise Android Devices In 20 Seconds Or Less

Thought the Stagefright saga was all behind us? Think again. In a new paper published by Israel's NorthBit, we're shown that Stagefright can still prove to be a serious threat to older devices, with some able to be cracked in as little as 20 seconds. If you're still toting around a Nexus 5, LG G3, HTC One, or Samsung... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Mon, Aug 17, 2015

Patch For Android Stagefright Exploit Might Not Be So Effective After All

Considering that Android is installed on around eight out 10 smartphones around the world, it was pretty scary to find out about Stagefright, a vulnerability that's present on almost all of them. Even more frightening is that in many cases, the exploit could be triggered with a simple text message. In theory, an... Read more...

by Joshua Gulick - Mon, Jul 27, 2015

Vicious Texting Exploit Turns 95% Of Android Devices Into Leak-Happy Zombies

Is your phone recording your voice right now? If you have an Android smartphone, you shouldn’t be so sure that it isn’t, given a discovery by a researcher from mobile security firm Zimperium. The San Francisco-based company claims to have uncovered a method for attacking phones, known as Stagefright, which gives a... Read more...