Google's Fixing the Hangouts Hack With 'Biggest Software Update Ever'
2. Security researchers scared the shit out of Android users last week when they revealed a vulnerability that let hackers control your phone with a single text . In a session at Black Hat, Google's Adrian Ludwig just explained exactly how it's being fixed, calling it the biggest software update in history. He seems pretty chill about the whole thing, too. At the "Android Security State of the Union" talk, Ludwig launched into new details about how Google's fast and aggressive efforts to patch the so-called libstagefright vulnerability. This particularly nasty problem enabled hackers to send any Android user a multimedia message (namely, a video) with malware embedded in the code. Thanks to a feature in Hangout, the file would load automatically so that you'd be able to see a little thumbnail of the video right away. The vulnerability leaves nearly a billion Android phones exposed. So Google's fixing it—and fast. Right now,Read full article from Google's Fixing the Hangouts Hack With 'Biggest Software Update Ever'
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