The company is pushing out new security fixes for Nexus devices on Wednesday. But with Stagefright, a hacker would just have to send a malicious media file such as a photo or a video to a victim via text message.ĭuring a presentation at cybersecurity conference BlackHat, Google's lead Android security engineer Adrian Ludwig gave a presentation that outlined how Google currently protects Android devices and the new updates it plans to push out. In most cases, a user would have to open a specific file carrying the malware to start the attack. Malware on a victim's computer without any interaction from the victim - which is unusual for a virus. Drake says a hacker can use this bug to install