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Samsung Flaw Lets Hacker Easily Take Control of Your Galaxy Mobile Remotely

🗓️ 19 Jun 2015 01:23:00Reported by Swati KhandelwalType 
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🔗 thehackernews.com👁 12 Views

Samsung Flaw Lets Hacker Easily Take Control of Galaxy Mobiles. 600 Million users potentially vulnerable to a software bug that allows hackers to secretly monitor the phone's camera and microphone, read text messages, and install malicious apps. Samsung built-in keyboard app vulnerability allows hackers to remotely execute code even when not in use. Users cannot remove/disabled the app, making it up to Samsung to fix it. Potential MITM attack through an unencrypted file. Affected devices include Galaxy S6, S5, S4, and S4 mini on major US carriers. The only workaround is to avoid unsecured Wi-Fi networks until Samsung's fix is released

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