Mini Tablets: Samsung Galaxy S5 and iPhone vulnerable to hackers

Friday, April 24, 2015

Samsung Galaxy S5 and iPhone vulnerable to hackers – TVN24 Business and the World

Samsung Galaxy S5 has a vulnerability that could lead to an interception by cybercriminals copy of the data on the smartphone’s fingerprint – according to research firm FireEye published by the magazine “Forbes”. Samsung emphasizes that examine the matter. The company’s analysts Skycure Internet security industry found that attacks carried out by means of wireless Wi-Fi networks are susceptible smartphones iPhone.

“Forbes” points out that the data on the user’s fingerprints are stored Galaxy S5 in the “safe zone” of the device. However, according to company representatives dealing with cyber security, you can capture these data in the scanning of a finger on the reader of the phone.

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” If hacker manages to break the core (security), although we could not get information on the so-called fingerprints. safety zone may still scanning for the data directly from the reader. Whenever a user touches a fingerprint reader, a hacker can intercept them “- said the magazine “Forbes” one analyst FireEye.

Not only S5

The report highlights that the Galaxy S5 is not the only device which has the gap. The case concerns another smartphone with Android operating system, but his name was not disclosed. FireEye stresses, however, that the problem is not with phones running Android 5.0 Lollipop.

In an interview with the magazine of the South Korean company representatives assured that “take the issue of privacy and security of our customers very seriously,” and examine the reports of the company FireEye.

Apple too?

The company’s analysts Skycure Internet security industry found that iPhone smartphones are vulnerable to attacks carried out by means of wireless Wi-Fi network. As a consequence, the operating system device company Apple stops working.

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Employees Skycure explain that the vulnerability of certain Wi-Fi routers leads to a situation where applications trying to use SSL encryption hang. Recall that the iPhone operating system uses SSL to communicate with the Internet. Therefore, hackers can suspend any smartphone company Apple, which will be in the area controlled by their network.

Analysts Skycure emphasize that the exclusion of options to connect devices to a wireless network will not protect against an attack iPhones. It is possible to force on smartphones, in addition to knowledge of the user tried to connect to the network.

Internet security specialists have pointed out that after the phone will be reset are still trying to establish a connection with the last network to which it was connected. Therefore, there is a possibility of continuous paralyze their activities.

Skycure presented the results of his work at Apple, which introduced the relevant amendments to update the operating system iOS 8.3.