Researchers from Tel Aviv University released a report that Samsung shipped more than 100 million phones plagued with a security flaw. The Korean group has since fixed this vulnerability.
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The computer security of our electronic devices has become a real major issue. Without good protection, hackers and other malicious people literally have an avenue ahead of them to blackmail individuals, institutions or other organizations, particularly through data theft.
Smartphones are obviously in the sights of some hackers. And it is appropriate for manufacturers and players in the sector to perfectly secure our mobile devices, where sensitive data is stored. Except that a report published by researchers at Tel Aviv University tends to show that Samsung has not been a good student.
Encryption key
As the relay SamMobile and Android Authority, more than 100 million Samsung phones are said to have come with a security flaw in their system. In short, the devices would not have managed to properly store their encryption key, which then left a doorway for hackers.
The back of the Samsung Galaxy S21+ // Source: Arnaud Gelineau – Frandroid
The consequence of this anomaly is not pleasant to hear: a hacker could for example have stolen sensitive information such as your passwords. Above all, this software breach would not have concerned a single model from the Samsung catalog, but rather several.
Are thus cited the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S9, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S21, which correspond to the main flagships of the brand according to their year of release. Fortunately, the report indicates that a security patch has since been deployed, apparently in two stages.
Download updates
Researchers reported the existence of this flaw to Samsung in May 2021. A patch followed, deployed for the Galaxy S9, Galaxy J3 Top, Galaxy J7 Top, Galaxy J7 Duo, Galaxy Tab S4, Galaxy A6 Plus and Galaxy A9S. Another rollout in October 2021 was for the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S20, and Galaxy S21.
Clearly, remember to update your phone and download the security patches published by the manufacturers. Without knowing it, you could simply better protect yourself against a post-marketing discovery vulnerability. And thus better protect your data against attempted attacks.
Let’s face it, few of us have the right safety reflexes. However, our smartphones, our tablets and our PCs house a great deal of private data. So you are surely interested in following these…
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