In July we wrote about a dangerous vulnerability called Stagefright has been detected in Android by specialists from Company Zimperium . Yesterday announced that the danger could be even greater. It turns out that the gap could be used more easily – without sending the user to “infected” SMS and MMS. This possibility is Google blocked by the appropriate updates.
It turns out, however, that now is sufficient that the victim visited crafted website. The new version Stagefright is more dangerous because the user touches almost all versions of Android, potentially a billion users.
Tech Insider, Google earned statement in which the company reports that from October 5th will begin dispatching process applicable updates. At the beginning have hit the new Nexus.
This summer Google asserted that addressing the issue of discovered vulnerabilities. In a statement read:
“Safety of Android users is extremely important for us, so we decided to immediately prepare an appropriate upgrade. They have been already sent to our partners, who are available to them on each device. Most new devices Android, especially the later is equipped with the various technologies developed in order to hinder the use of such gaps. ” –
Cyber criminals are again one step ahead of security professionals. It is worth remembering and not to visit suspicious sites using a smartphone.
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