Holes in audio and video handling systems could allow hackers to take over your device by just visiting a website, warn security experts

More than 1bn Android smartphones and devices are vulnerable to a new security vulnerability dubbed Stagefright 2.0, warn security experts.

The follow-up to the Stagefright bug, which allowed hackers to take over an Android smartphone by sending it an MMS message, Stagefright 2.0 is security vulnerability made of two holes in Android that can allow an attacker to take over a smartphone via an MP3 or MP4 video.