PC Magazine: Devastating Vulnerability Affects 66 Percent of Android Phones

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Researchers show off a new attack that can seize control of most Android phones.

By Max Eddy
March 3, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO - Most of us aren't stupid enough to click on a window that hands over control of our phones to a stranger. And most of us definitely wouldn't do it if our phones kicked up numerous warnings in the process. But researchers at Skycure have demonstrated that they can take control of an Android phone without the victim being any the wiser.

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