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June 17, 2015 08:25 pm -04
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Samsung's massive security flaw: What you need to know now
Security researchers just revealed a huge vulnerability in Samsung smartphones that puts hundreds of millions of devices at risk of an attack that could compromise personal data — including phone calls — stored on the device
Though the flaw stems from the way Samsung chose to implement SwiftKey's keyboard software on its devices, according to both companies, those with an affected device are at risk even if they use a different keyboard, security researchers say. And the list of affected devices is long, with many of Samsung's newer flagships on the list
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