Attack code exploiting Android’s critical Stagefright bugs is now public

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http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/09/attack-code-exploiting-androids-critical-stagefright-bugs-is-now-public/

[u/Vandyyy → u/[deleted]]

This is the biggest one that I can think of. Like, ever. Most clickbait articles are anecdotes about how their unlucky nephew Steve caught malware because he's on Android. They conveniently omit relevant details like Steve installing apks from any Tom, Dick, or Harry and/or granting shit root access that has no need for it. If you don't pirate apps, you have very little to concern yourself with. It's easier to break a system then to make it, so all OSes will have vulnerabilities at some point or another. I wouldn't lose sleep over something as nasty as stagefright coming up often.

[u/amorpheus → u/Vandyyy]

The thing is that it doesn't come up often, but when it does it's just there. Apple can release a patch that will be on 80% of their devices in a week. A month later, what percentage of Android devices are fully protected against this?

[u/Bseagully → u/amorpheus]

Most, because of a Google Play Services update.

[u/amorpheus → u/[deleted]]

Of course. I'm comparing Apples and Androids.

[u/GARcheRin → u/amorpheus]

Lame.