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Dangerous SMS can crash Android phones without being opened

Original: En säkerhetsbrist i Android gör det möjligt att störa en mobiltelefon med ett särskilt utformat sms. Användaren behöver

A security flaw in Android allows a specially crafted text message to disrupt or crash a mobile phone, with the user not even needing to open the message. The issue is being discussed in Swedish-language tech news circles, with Google's Android platform singled out as the affected system. No details on a patch or affected devices are given in the reports.

Why now: A newly flagged Android vulnerability that can be triggered by an unopened text message raises immediate security concerns for users.

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