Quantum Security Goes Live with Samsung Galaxy

Quantum encryption, which has been touted as “unhackable,” debuts with Samsung, SK Telecom in a world’s first. Continue reading Quantum Security Goes Live with Samsung Galaxy

For six years Samsung smartphone users have been at risk from critical security bug. Patch now

Samsung has released a security update for its popular Android smartphones which includes a critical fix for a vulnerability that affects all devices sold by the manufacturer since 2014.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
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For six years Samsung smartphone users have been at risk from critical security bug. Patch now

Samsung has released a security update for its popular Android smartphones which includes a critical fix for a vulnerability that affects all devices sold by the manufacturer since 2014. On its Android security update page Samsung thanks researcher Mat… Continue reading For six years Samsung smartphone users have been at risk from critical security bug. Patch now

As contact tracing gains attention, a researcher pokes a hole in Bluetooth technology

Bluetooth came to the fore in the fight against the novel coronavirus this month when Apple and Google announced a project to use the wireless technology to trace people infected with the virus. The ambitious program to build interoperable software for iPhone and Android devices inspired hope in some and privacy concerns in others. New research highlights the potential security implications of using Bluetooth to track smartphone users. Jan Ruge, a researcher at the TU Darmstadt, a university in Germany, has shown how a hacker in close proximity to an Android device could use Bluetooth to execute code on it. The mobile device’s user wouldn’t need to click on anything to be compromised — the attacker would only need the Bluetooth address of the device and a software exploit. Ruge used the exploit on a Samsung Galaxy S10e, but it would work in theory on other phone models running unpatched versions of the Android 8.0-9.0 operating systems. […]

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Your Phone Update Enables Drag-and-drop Support for Samsung Devices

Microsoft is testing a new update for the Your Phone app that lets users transfer files from their phone to their PC via drag-and-drop, and vice-versa.
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‘Fake Fingerprints’ Bypass Scanners with 3D Printing

New research used 3D printing technology to bypass fingerprint scanners, and tested it against Apple, Samsung and Microsoft mobile products. Continue reading ‘Fake Fingerprints’ Bypass Scanners with 3D Printing