A large security vulnerability in smartphones Samsung Galaxy … – Gazeta.pl

Amerykaska company deals with safety NowSecure mobile devices. Started her staff discovered vulnerabilities in Swift keyboard installed on smartphones Galaxy. Unfortunately, the keyboard this is not impossible to uninstall. From the company will report results eo zagroeniu was informed both Samsung as CERT and Google team responsible for the safety of Android.

Swift keyboards, wic has access to most of our applications and most law smartphone. If someone decides to use loopholes can have access to the camera, microphone, GPS, read messages or intercept picture.

Samsung already prepare the appropriate ATK, but its distribution corresponding to the operators. We are waiting for information on whether the patch already be implemented by Polish operators. It is a difficult task so much that an estimated 600 million smartphones and the Galaxy can be susceptible by keyboards Swift attack. And these devices are different models, available in different cellular networks.

NowSecure informs that threatened s devices such as:

– Galaxy S6

– Galaxy S5

– Galaxy S4

– Galaxy S4 Mini.

The company does not rule out, however, that likely are even other models of the Galaxy.

pages CERT can find tips , as a secure against potential use of this vulnerability. First of all, should not be whether a open WiFi networks, because then we are more susceptible to attack.

[UPDATE]

Otrzymalimy moments before the official Declaration of Samsung. It is this:

Samsung treats all potential threats very seriously. We know about the latest reports and intensively working to provide security of mobile devices.

What you should know is that none of the critical functions of smartphones is not under threat and zoliwe software can not threaten jdru to the system (kernel). This is possible thanks to the protection KNOX mechanism for the help that is available for smartphones from Galaxy S4 onwards.

Samsung KNOX and their security can be updated remotely and very quickly. The threat referred to, will be neutralized in the latest amendment, which begins to comes to our devices. Within a few days cay should process has finished.

In addition to providing new mechanisms for security, nieustajco cooperates with companies SwitfKey how best to anticipate and remove potential threats.