What is Stagefright attack?īasically, Stagefright vulnerability is a sort of weakness which can be exploited by the attackers to take over an Android smartphone by executing malicious codes which would be embedded in a video that is either sent through MMS messages or Google Hangout chat. When user opens this video, the malicious code gets triggered and can infect the device. This article will briefly explain all these queries.
Suppose, the device is safe, how can one protect the device against this attack. It is indeed a big question if one wants to find out if their device has already been affected and if yes, what should be their next step.
