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March 13, 2014 07:00 am PDT
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Samsung Galaxy back-door allows for over-the-air filesystemaccess
Developers from the Replicant project (a free Android offshoot) have documented a serious software back-door in Samsung's Android phones, which "provides remote access to the data stored on the device." They believe it is "likely" that the backdoor could provide "over-the-air remote control" to "access the phone's file system." At issue is Samsung's proprietary IPC protocol, used in its modems.Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/pZs0RHEQlqc/story01.htm
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