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Chrome Zero-day Exploit leaves MILLIONS of Android devices vulnerable to Remote Hacking

Hackers have found a new way to hack your Android smartphone and remotely gain total control of it, even if your device is running the most up-to-date version of the Android operating system. Security researcher Guang Gong recently discovered a critical zero-day exploit in the latest version of Chrome for Android that allows an attacker to gain full administrative access to the victim’s phone and…

Hackers Can Remotely Record and Listen Calls from Your Samsung Galaxy Phones

If you own a Samsung Galaxy Phone – S6, S6 Edge or Note 4, in particular – there are chances that a skilled hacker could remotely intercept your voice calls to listen in and even record all your voice conversations. Two security researchers, Daniel Komaromy of San Francisco and Nico Golde of Berlin, have demonstrated exactly the same during a security conference in Tokyo. The duo demonstrated a…

Stagefright Bug 2.0 — One Billion Android SmartPhones Vulnerable to Hacking

Attention Android users! More than 1 Billion Android devices are vulnerable to hackers once again – Thanks to newly disclosed two new Android Stagefright vulnerabilities. Yes, Android Stagefright bug is Back… …and this time, the flaw allows an attacker to hack Android smartphones just by tricking users into visiting a website that contains a malicious multimedia file, either MP3 or MP4. In July,…

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Stagefright Bug 2.0 — One Billion Android SmartPhones Vulnerable to Hacking

Attention Android users!

More than 1 Billion Android devices are vulnerable to hackers once again – Thanks to newly disclosed two new Android Stagefright vulnerabilities.

Yes, Android Stagefright bug is Back…

…and this time, the flaw allows an attacker to hack Android smartphones just by tricking users into visiting a website that contains a malicious multimedia file, either MP3 or MP4.

In July, Joshua Drake, a Security researcher at Zimperium revealed the first Stagefright bug that allowed hackers to hijack Android smartphones with just a simple text message (exploit code).

How Stagefright Bug 2.0 Works

Both newly discovered vulnerabilities (CVE-2015-6602 and CVE-2015-3876) also reside in the Android Media Playback Engine called ‘Stagefright‘ and affects all Android OS version from 1 to latest release 5.1.1.

Reportedly, merely previewing a maliciously crafted song or video file would execute the Stagefright Bug 2.0 exploit, allowing hackers to run remote codes on the victim’s Android device.

New Stagefright Attack Vectors

The Stagefright Bug 2.0 vulnerability can be triggered (attack vectors) by:

Webpage

Man-in-the-middle attack

Third-party media player

Instant messaging apps

“Additionally, the attacker gains a foothold, from which they could conduct further local privilege escalation attacks and take complete control of the device,” Zimperium said.

Google has scheduled monthly Android Security Update on 5th October 2015, which will patch newly discovered vulnerabilities for Nexus devices.

Google has already shared vulnerability report and patches with OEM Partners on Sept. 10. So you might be receiving patches soon from your Android device manufacturer.

LockerPin Ransomware Resets PIN and Permanently Locks Your SmartPhones

Your device’s lock screen PIN is believed to keep your phone’s contents safe from others, but sadly not from a new piece of ransomware that is capable of hijacking safety of your Android devices. A group of security researchers has uncovered what is believed to be the first real example of malware that is capable to reset the PIN code on a device and permanently lock the owner out of their own…

26 Android Phone Models Shipped with Pre-Installed Spyware

Bought a brand new Android Smartphone? Don’t expect it to be a clean slate. A new report claims that some rogue retailers are selling brand-new Android smartphones loaded with pre-installed software. Security firm G Data has uncovered more than two dozens of Android smartphones from popular smartphone manufacturers — including Xiaomi, Huawei and Lenovo — that have pre-installed spyware in the…

New Android Vulnerable Lets Hackers Take Over Your Phone

This time Everything is Affected! Yet another potentially dangerous vulnerability has reportedly been disclosed in the Google’s mobile operating system platform – Android. Android has been hit by a number of security flaws this month, including:  Stagefright vulnerability that affects 950 Million Android devices worldwide A critical mediaserver vulnerability that threatened to crash more than 55…