Google today revealed that an old bug believed to have been fixed way back in 2017 has now resurfaced in newer Android kernel versions affecting the Pixel 2 phones and some devices from other firms.
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Budget smartphones from some manufacturers reportedly contain a willfully added backdoor, that sends text messages containing details such as location history and call logs to Chinese servers.
Motorola has acknowledged that its devices are also affected by the Stagefright vulnerability and has revealed the list of past and upcoming devices that will be patched against it.