---
title: "New Android vulnerabilities put over a billion devices at risk of remote hacking"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/new-android-vulnerabilities-put-over-a-billion-devices-at-risk-of-remote-hacking/"
date: "2015-10-01T11:49:27+00:00"
section: "Mobile"
tags:
  - "Cyber Security Report"
  - "Hacking"
  - "Mobile Security"
---

# New Android vulnerabilities put over a billion devices at risk of remote hacking

October 1, 2015

> Newly discovered vulnerabilities in the way Android processes media files can allow attackers to compromise devices by tricking users into visiting maliciously-crafted Web pages. The vulnerabilities can lead to remote

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