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Smart TV isn’t that “Smart” if you ask us. The whole idea behind a smart TV is to let the consumers control their device through the Internet, but what if there is a critical flaw in the security system of the smart TV? What if hackers can easily bypass the security measures of a television […]
Gal Beniamini, a Google Project Zero researcher has found some critical vulnerabilities including a remote code execution in Broadcom’s Wi-Fi system-on-chip (SoC) which if exploited can allow attackers to compromise smartphone devices like iPhone, Samsung, and Google Nexus. Broadcom’s Wi-Fi chips are used in a number of renowned devices and any vulnerability makes millions of smartphones vulnerable including Samsung’s […]
Samsung Electronics has remained in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. Now there is another not-so-great achievement by the company that is related to its Tizen operating system. According to the findings of an Israeli IT security researcher Amihai Neiderman, this OS contains not one or two but around 40 Critical security flaws. […]
Samsung’s Secure Bootloader (S-Boot) for Android lies at the heart of Samsung’s chain of trust concept. An attacker who compromises S-Boot could potentially load an untrusted kernel and system image, therefore bypassing most of the phone’s security mechanisms. This is a well-known attack vector: It’s often used by the Android rooting and modding community, but […]
It is not important to interrupt into your computer or telephone to secret agent on you. nowadays all gadgets in our domestic are becoming greater linked to networks than ever to make our lives clean. But what is worrisome is that these connected devices may be became in opposition to us, every time, due to […]
Samsung Receives another Big Blow After Note 7’s Unfortunate Discontinuation- Company Recalls 34 Models of Washers in the US. The unceremonious exit of the Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone, which was one of the most prestigious launches of Samsung, affected the company pretty badly. As if the fire-prone mobile phone hadn’t caused enough uproar for the […]
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Burning Spree – Guilty or Not Guilty? Verdict: Not Guilty. By now, most of you will be aware of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 scandal. For those who are still oblivious to the issue, Note 7 was alleged to have caused a mass explosion in a couple’s jeep while they left […]
Is the Galaxy Note 7 Responsible for the recent House and Jeep Fire Incidents? Well, it looks that way. There are two recent incidents that have alarmed the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 users after a fire was involved with both. The cause is reportedly, a faulty battery of Note 7. In St. Petersburg, Florida, a […]
Hackers show how easy it is for attackers to hack Samsung Pay and make Fraudulent Transactions! The token-based payment system developed by Samsung called Samsung Pay is vulnerable to credit fraud as hackers can use the tokens generated to carry out transactions remotely, ZDNet reports. Samsung Pay is a magnetic-based contactless system that was created in order to […]
Samsung is working on a projector smartwatch that will use your skin as a display screen! Innovation and out-of-the-box thinking have remained the trademark of Samsung. The company is always striving to come up with unique devices and ideas, and it is also a fact that many of their ideas remain under the shelves but […]
In various Samsung Galaxy devices, it is possible to send AT commands through USB cables — The most startling fact is that it is possible even if the devices are locked You might be thinking that it is not a serious issue. But think again… don’t we leave our phones on our desks thinking that […]
Beware of Samsung Smart TVs—Voice Recognition Could be Recording and Sharing your Private Conversations Digital age has brought along countless blessings and conveniences for the consumers but there are quite a few dangers associated with the Internet of Things (IoT) that are hard to ignore. Let’s take the example of this new discovery; the voice […]
Voice Recognition Technology is a big thing these days but did you know the threats it carries within itself? “Hey, Siri! Who was the Prime Minister of Britain in 1868?” — You must have seen this brilliant ad featuring the ever-beautiful Penelope Cruz. Whether it be “Siri” on your Apple devices or “OK Google” on your […]
A telephone tower-like device (IMSI-catcher) can be used for recording phone calls from the latest versions of Samsung Galaxy, demonstrated by two German researchers. IMSI-catchers are mostly used in laboratories for testing purposes, but they can be bought by anyone who wishes to have one. So, what happens is anyone having these catchers can mimic […]
Months before its technology became the centerpiece of Samsung’s new mobile payment system, LoopPay, a small Massachusetts subsidiary of the South Korean electronics giant, was the target of a sophisticated attack by a group of government-affiliated Chinese hackers. As early as March, the hackers — alternatively known as the Codoso Group or Sunshock Group by […]
Two kernel vulnerabilities were left unpatched on older devices running Android Jelly Bean and KitKat. QuarksLAB, a security research company based in Paris, France, has stumbled upon two kernel vulnerabilities in Samsung Galaxy S4 devices which Samsung has decided to patch, but only for recent devices running Android Lollipop, and not for those with Jelly Bean […]
You are using your laptop and it has a software updater tool – what do you expect it to do? You expect it to update your system software and keep your system secure. But, Samsung’s “software updater” tool is doing just the opposite. The Samsung software updater is disabling the official Windows Update on some […]
Android phone users have long shared the view that, despite the continual announcements of ongoing security breaches in an evermore technological world, their devices remained relatively secure. This confidence is likely to have shattered by today’s news that up to 600 million users may be vulnerable to a cracking attack, primarily thanks to the widely […]
Samsung has done it yet again.. It has managed to do something entirely unique and introduce a new concept to the techno world. This time it has filmed the birth of a child for the first time in virtual reality through the amazing Gear VR. The event of birth was live-streamed to Australia, where the […]
Samsung decision to process voice commands in its latest Smart TV through cloud server has sparked a new debate on data retention, according to the daily The Register. According to the term and conditions of the new Smart TV, it is clear that everything said in the presence of the TV range gets transmitted to […]
Critical vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy S4 allows hacker to install a malicious code, track emails and record sensitive communication data. An Israeli security researcher Mordechai Guri, from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University has found critical vulnerability in Samsung’s best-selling Galaxy S4 smartphone with Knox- security platform enable on it. Security researcher told The Wall Street Journal that this […]