Lifehacker New Android Flaw Lets Hackers Into Your Phone With Just a Text

This sounds like a concerning vulnerability. Android users – especially those of you using Hangouts – will want to head over to gawker/lifehacker and read about this one. 

The best defense against any of your gadgets becoming flooded with malware has always been personal vigilance. “Hmm, this app looks sketchy and is from a third-party app store I’ve never heard of. NOPE!” But a new vulnerability, discovered by security experts at Zimperium, can attack your phone with just a text.

Read more via Lifehacker and via NPR.

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