What was previously thought as theoretical security flaw in Android devices turned to be real after a cybersecurity consultancy firm discovered the bug named ‘Stagefright’ last summer calling it as the ‘mother of all Android vulnerabilities’. No white hackers have ever succeeded in executing the hack until now.
According to researchers and cybersecurity experts at NorthBit, they now managed to create a version of the said malware that enables hackers to gain access to Android devices.
As a matter of fact, NorthBit’s bug version codenamed ‘Metaphor’ was ‘a proof of concept Stagefright exploit’ which they said was most effective on Nexus 5. The hack threat also extends to other Android phones like HTV One, LG G4, and the Samsung Galaxy S5 as reported by CBS News. For the full article click here
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