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  • What to do while waiting for the Stagefright patch?

    What to do while waiting for the Stagefright patch?

    The Stagefright bug is a big deal to just about every Android owner out there. There’s an estimated 95% of Android powered devices that qualify as susceptible to such an exploit through the Stagefright module in Android. And the scary part is that the older your Android phone or tablet is, the less secure and…

  • Will your HTC phone receive a patch for the Stagefright vulnerability?

    Will your HTC phone receive a patch for the Stagefright vulnerability?

    At a recent convention, a huge vulnerability with MMS on the Android platform was announced publicly. Joshua Drake, from the security company Zimperiem discovered the loophole and reported it to Google in July. The exploit targets an area of Android called Stagefright giving anyone with your phone number the ability to send a multimedia message with a…