Romanian security researcher Bogdan Alecu has identified a Flash SMS (Class 0) flaw in iOS that can be exploited to make the SpringBoard lock screen unresponsive. The expert has described an attack scenario in which the bug can be leveraged by cybercriminals. The bug has been tested by the expert on various devices running iOS […]
A couple of days ago, Google released the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for Nexus devices. This update actually fixes the Flash SMS denial-of-service (DOS) vulnerability presented last month by a security researcher. Bogdan Alecu, the researcher who uncovered and reported the security hole, has con…
Last week, at the DefCamp security conference, researcher Bogdan Alecu presented a way to reboot Google Nexus devices by sending class 0, or Flash SMS, messages. Shortly after, Google removed an app that could be used to send such messages from Google Play. The application in question, HushSMS, had be…
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