Drive-by attack on Android phonesA proof-of-concept exploit dubbed Metaphor works against Android versions 2.2 through 4.0 and 5.0 and 5.1, which together are estimated to run 275 million phones, researchers from Israeli security firm NorthBit said. It attacks the same Stagefright media library that made an estimated 950 million Android phones susceptible to similar code-execution attacks last year. The following video demonstrates how a malicious attacker might use a Metaphor-style attack to take control of a phone after luring an unsuspecting end user to a booby-trapped website. What could you do to prevent this from happening? Android users who want to protect themselves against Metaphor-style attacks should install the latest OS version if at all possible.
Have you ever ran into this kind of situation with your phone? What are your thoughts on this subject? | |
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Main prblm brands not provide android latest version still some brands use kitkat even smasung provide 5.1 their latest mid range device where android m already marketed even android n launch soon beta testing start....Also cm provide user helpfull rom but still number of bugs Their...In my view miui and flyme safe because regular update with bugs fixed....
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Flyme should start adhering Android Security patch which is released by Google every month.
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Rudraksh： Agreed! Security improvements are needed!
2016-03-22 15:10
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Pulak replied at 2016-03-22 12:05 Agreed! Security improvements are needed! | |
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Security patch updates are a must now a days on Android phones
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