"Your Android Phone Can Get Hacked Just by Opening an Image"

A new critical security vulnerability has been discovered in the Android operating system framework. This vulnerability could allow attackers to launch malicious code on Android devices via PNG image files. This article continues to discuss how it enables the hacking of Android devices through the use of malicious PNG images, the patching of this security flaw, and past security flaws that enabled the weaponization of media files by hackers.

The Daily Dot reports "Your Android Phone Can Get Hacked Just by Opening an Image"