Samsung announces fix for major keyboard security flaw

After a recent report from security company NowSecure detailed a vulnerability that potentially affects more than 600 million Samsung smartphones, Samsung announced a fix that should be coming in "a few days" for some devices

The vulnerability consists of a bug in Samsung's pre-installed keyboard software, letting a hacker install arbitrary code on the smartphone provided the hacker and the user are connected to the same network. It affects Samsung Galaxy S6, S5 and S4 smartphones, as well as many other models

In a blog post, Samsung downplayed the severity of the security flaw, saying that "the likelihood of making a successful attack, exploiting this vulnerability is low." Read more...