Zero-Click 'SMS of Death' Flaw Lets Hackers Disrupt Android Phones With a Single Text
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An invisible SMS crashes Android smartphones, interrupts calls and keeps devices trapped in a reboot loop. Google has already responded.
The SMS of Death vulnerability discovered on Android crashes the phone's calling service with an invisible incoming message. Google's fix was ready months ago, but the timeline for its release to users is unclear.
It's hard to believe how serious the Android security crisis is - now Google is promising a November update.
A vulnerability known as "SMS of Death" has been reported on Android smartphones, which can disable the calling function simply by receiving a specific type of SMS message. The attack requires no user intervention, disconnects calls, and repeated attacks could render the smartphone unusable. Read more...
Zero-Click 'SMS of Death' Flaw Lets Hackers Disrupt Android Phones With a Single Text
A security researcher has published details of a zero-click Android flaw called “SMS of Death.” One malformed text message can crash the phone service on an Android device, drop active calls, and in the worst case leave the phone without telephony after every restart. Google has marked the report “Won’t Fix” and treats it as […]
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