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'SMS of Death' exploit can remotely crash unpatched Android phones without any user interaction

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This 'SMS of Death' exploit can remotely crash unpatched Android phones — without the user interacting with it in any way
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A so-called 'SMS of Death' exploit can remotely crash Android phones that have not been patched. The recipient does not need to interact with the message in any way for the attack to work. According to TechRadar, older Android devices will remain permanently at risk, experts warn.

This continues an earlier story: Researcher releases exploit for Android 'SMS of Death' flaw that can crash phones via text message

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    TechRadar reports that the 'SMS of Death' exploit can remotely crash unpatched Android phones without the user interacting with it in any way, and that older Android devices will remain permanently at risk, experts warn.

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