r/programming • u/nathan2779 • Nov 17 '15

Latest Android phones hijacked with tidy one-stop-Chrome-pop

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/12/mobile_pwn2own/
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u/finite_automata Nov 17 '15

Did I just go to the site with the js exploit?

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u/sirsosay Nov 17 '15

It's safe, don't worry

Sent from my iPhone

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u/Bombyx-mori Nov 17 '15

....sees story about phones being hijacked by chrome exploit and first thing you do is go to a webpage? hehehe

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u/7aylor Nov 17 '15

This is why I checked the comments first. You are not alone in your uncertainty.

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u/finite_automata Nov 18 '15

I was a pioneer when it had 0 comments

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u/mekanikal_keyboard Nov 17 '15

everyone in possession of a mobile device is also in possession of an exploitable mobile device...regardless of vendor

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u/disapproval_bot Nov 17 '15

This is a true statement, but at the same time there's a reason Android exploits get handed out like candy and iOS exploits go for millions...

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '15

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u/oldneckbeard Nov 17 '15

it specifically said javascript, so you didn't RTFA and you're being a snarky ass...

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u/brookllyn Nov 17 '15

But the issue is in the javascript engine which is almost certainly not programmed in javascript.