Android Phones Can Be Hacked Remotely by Viewing Malicious PNG Image

Re:Android Phones Can Be Hacked Remotely by Viewing Maliciou... by londons_explore on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @05:13AM (#19142346)

Most important isn't really the release date, but the date it was last sold to the public.

A member of the public should expect to be able to buy a new phone and use it for 3 years without exposing their nude pics to blackmailers.

So far, that isn't the case in the Android world.

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Re:Android Phones Can Be Hacked Remotely by Viewing Maliciou... by trulyrandom on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @05:56AM (#19142521)

> Most important isn't really the release date, but the date it was last sold to the public.

Agreed. I picked mine up 2 years ago and am now forced to upgrade to a newer model or install a third-party version of Android like LineageOS.

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Re:Android Phones Can Be Hacked Remotely by Viewing Maliciou... by Casseres on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @06:44AM (#19142713)

It's worse than that for other high-end phones. I bought the first Razer Phone from the Microsoft Store 1 year and 4 months ago (Nov 24, 2017). The last security patch was from July 5, 2018.

From what I understand, the CAT Phones (with built-in FLIR, etc) get even less updates.

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