It’s 2019 and a WhatsApp call can hack a phone: Zero-day exploit infects mobes with spyware The Register
A security flaw in WhatsApp can be, and has been, exploited to inject spyware into victims’ smartphones: all a snoop needs to do is make a booby-trapped voice …
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'Millions' of Android mobes vulnerable to new Stagefright exploit
The Register In a paper [PDF] that's a cookbook on how to build the exploit for yourself, they suggest millions of unpatched Android devices are vulnerable to their design, which bypasses Android's security defenses. Visiting a hacker's webpage is enough to trigger … New 'Metaphor' Android virus can hack Samsung, LG and HTC phones in 15 seconds New Stagefright exploit leaves millions of Android phones open to remote attack New 'Stagefright' vulnerability puts millions of Android smartphone users at risk |