Stagefright refers to the libstagefright media library in Android. The flaw was found by Zimperium vice-president for platform research and exploitation, Joshua Drake. According to an analysis at ...

Since Joshua Drake of Zimperium announced his talk at the Black Hat conference on Twitter, speculation in the blogosphere has been rampant. BLACKHAT USA 2015 ...

Security experts have warned that over one billion Android devices are at serious risk from a new vulnerability dubbed Stagefright 2.0. The attack exploits a vulnerability in MP3 and MP4 video files, ...

Most hacker-related stories regarding Android are overdone with technopanic, but the newly discovered bug in Android’s multimedia playback tool Stagefright is one that has users more concerned than ...

Stagefright could compromise data on millions of Android devices. Reports surfaced this week that Android devices are susceptible to a hack that can compromise data for users. What does that mean for ...

A new Stagefright vulnerability has been discovered in Android. Patches are rolling out soon to some devices, but everyone else will have to wait. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

Recent – and mostly incorrect – reports of an Android phone system hack have finally been put to rest by the only source that matters. At the Black Hat security conference this morning, Adrian Ludwig, ...

Researchers have developed Metaphor, a “fast, reliable, and stealthy” exploit for the Stagefright vulnerability that can affect millions of Android devices. Whether or not the attack becomes widely ...

Here’s a nightmare scenario: A simple smartphone exploit that doesn’t require the user to do anything other than receive a text message. If such a thing worries you (and, if you’re an IT manager, in a ...

Google has issued a series of fixes to protect Android users against Stagefright 2, a bug that is believed to have left up to 1 billion users at risk. The search engine firm has rolled out patches for ...