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Gaping Flaw in Android Cellular
NPR ^ | 7/27/15 | Aarti Shahani

Posted on 07/27/2015 6:36:19 AM PDT by S.O.S121.500

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In this attack, the target would not need to goof up — open an attachment or download a file that's corrupt. The malicious code would take over instantly, the moment you receive a text message.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: android; androidhack; hack; malware; tech
Fixes to appear on NPS web site per 'All Things Considered' program
1 posted on 07/27/2015 6:36:20 AM PDT by S.O.S121.500
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To: S.O.S121.500

Be gentle now, this is my first post........


2 posted on 07/27/2015 6:37:30 AM PDT by S.O.S121.500 (Had ENOUGH Yet ? ........................ Enforce the Bill of Rights .........)
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To: S.O.S121.500

You done good.


3 posted on 07/27/2015 6:38:45 AM PDT by null and void (If the government can't protect the Marines, how can we expect it to protect us?)
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To: S.O.S121.500
Be gentle now, this is my first post........

Where have you been, sleeping under a tree in the Catskills?

4 posted on 07/27/2015 6:48:54 AM PDT by Stentor ("The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.")
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To: S.O.S121.500

Excerpt per posting rules:

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NPR is not required to be excerpted.

Updated FR Excerpt and Link Only or Deny Posting List due to Copyright Complaints
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1111944/posts


5 posted on 07/27/2015 6:51:59 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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Where have you been, sleeping under a tree in the Catskills?

pining for the fjords.

6 posted on 07/27/2015 6:52:05 AM PDT by BipolarBob (Hillary is as believable as Sharknado 3. Oh Hell No!)
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To: Stentor

Where have you been, sleeping under a tree in the Catskills?

-—==+==-—
A Saguaro in Arizona; over by the Mogollon Rim.....


7 posted on 07/27/2015 6:57:54 AM PDT by S.O.S121.500 (Had ENOUGH Yet ? ........................ Enforce the Bill of Rights .........)
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To: S.O.S121.500

THANK YOU!
My son has an Android phone and tablet.


8 posted on 07/27/2015 7:03:05 AM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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According to Zimperium, this set of vulnerabilities affects just about every active Android phone in use. Drake says he discovered it in his lab, and he does not believe that hackers out in the wild are exploiting it. At least not yet.

Like they know now............................................

9 posted on 07/27/2015 7:09:20 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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To: S.O.S121.500

1998?....Kinda slow on the up take, eh?.................


10 posted on 07/27/2015 7:10:36 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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“Be gentle now, this is my first post........”

No.

Your a idiot frizbee


11 posted on 07/27/2015 7:12:54 AM PDT by AppyPappy
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.


12 posted on 07/27/2015 7:31:48 AM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
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To: AppyPappy

Shupnoob.....:-)


13 posted on 07/27/2015 8:58:01 AM PDT by S.O.S121.500 (Had ENOUGH Yet ? ........................ Enforce the Bill of Rights .........)
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To: S.O.S121.500
A Saguaro in Arizona; over by the Mogollon Rim.....

Sounds good to me.

14 posted on 07/27/2015 9:37:12 AM PDT by Stentor ("The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.")
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