Stagefright: major Android security flaw affects millions

Hackers can use the vulnerability to read text messages, look at photos and spy on Android owners through their phone's camera

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Android users have been warned that a major security flaw, nicknamed Stagefright, allows hackers to access smartphones simply by sending a malicious text message.

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