Your Android smartphone can be hacked with one message

[The_Unbeliever]

What's your number? I'll just disable it remotely

084-xxx-xxxx

 

[Tinuva]

Here is how to do it on android 5 at least. (disable mms auto retrieve)

Source: https://www.twilio.com/blog/2015/07/how-to-protect-your-android-device-from-stagefright-exploit.html

Hangouts:

Google messenger:

 

[BouncyNinja]

i wonder if this kind of issues exist for iphone?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Thanks, disabled auto-retrieve too incase the MMS profile sneaks back.

 

[Rickster]

Make up a BS APN for MMS? EZ

 

[MrG]

i wonder if this kind of issues exist for iphone?

iPhone has MMS?

 

[VC-1]

Android again.

 

[BouncyNinja]

as far as i know it has, or it used to, i have a mms apn

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Thanks, disabled auto-retrieve too incase the MMS profile sneaks back.

Took a shufty at the other APN's via Hangouts - there's tons of 'em!

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Android again.

So?

WIndows have vulnerabilities.
iOS have vulnerabilities.
Linux have vulnerabilities.

No matter where you go, you will find vulnerabilities - this increases by a certain factor the more complex a system becomes...

 

[LinuxMan]

Was just going to say

Make up a BS APN for MMS? EZ

 

[sajunky]

Call customer centre. They will disable MMS service at the network level.
This is the safest way.

 

[LazyLion]

Here is how to do it on android 5 at least. (disable mms auto retrieve)

Source: https://www.twilio.com/blog/2015/07/how-to-protect-your-android-device-from-stagefright-exploit.html

Hangouts:

Google messenger:

But that only works if one of those is set as your default messaging app.
What do we do if you are just using the normal default app on the phone? (not Hangouts or Google Plus).

OK got it... Easy.

Click on the Yellow and white messaging app icon.
Then click on settings.
Choose Multimedia Messages and disable auto-retrieval.

 

[Lazy]

So?

WIndows have vulnerabilities.
iOS have vulnerabilities.
Linux have vulnerabilities.

No matter where you go, you will find vulnerabilities - this increases by a certain factor the more complex a system becomes...

Yes and of course we're talking about vulnerabilities inherent in code, and thus you are correct. The more complex the more probable to not be perfect...

BUT the number of threats you face depends on among other things how "open" the system is. The fact is, if you have an Android device you really should consider running an anti virus. This is not the case on an Apple device for example. But that's not to say Apple devices are never vulnerable either, it is just a lot less vulnerable because it's a closed system.

Android Virus Graph:


(In 2013) McAfee reported it as...

http://www.mcafee.com/us/security-awareness/articles/mobile-malware-growth-continuing-2013.aspx

 

[Tahir Ally]

oh no;

many android will be dropped now for apple instead;

If you did'nt know ...Apple had a similar sms hack a month back .
iOS is also vulnerable

 

[whatnot]

Windows Phone - safest mobile OS.

 

[whatnot]

If you did'nt know ...Apple had a similar sms hack a month back .
iOS is also vulnerable

Not exactly, it just rebooted the phone.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Windows Phone - safest mobile OS.

No point targeting an OS with like 10 users

 

[Solitude]

No point targeting an OS with like 10 users

11. I also use it.

 

[whatnot]

No point targeting an OS with like 10 layman users

Which is why linux is so safe