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Aug082015

Motorola releases Stagefright exploit fix release schedule and devices covered

The Stagefright exploit is the latest security threat to affect Android devices. Enabled by a video sent via MMS (text message) can attack the system through thelibStageFright mechanism which is necessary for Android to process video files. Many text messaging apps — Google's Hangouts are said to automatically process video so it is ready once the message is accessed, which can trigger the exploit.

Motorola is one of the first companies tor respond to the Stagefright threat and has released a list of models and corresponding fixes.

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