Massive security flaw may threaten millions of Samsung Galaxy phones

Have a Samsung Galaxy device? Chances are it has a security flaw that lets attackers install malware on it or eavesdrop on your calls, and there's nothing you can do about it

Chicago-based security firm NowSecure has published a report claiming that a bug in the Swift keyboard software, preinstalled on more than 600 million Samsung devices, can allow a remote attacker, which is capable of controlling a user's network traffic to execute arbitrary code on the user's phone

To make things worse, if your phone has the Swift keyboard software, it's impossible to uninstall it, and the flaw can be exploited even when you don't use it Read more...