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October security patch fixes serious vulnerability affecting a few Samsung phones

Earlier this week, Google’s Project Zero security analysis team revealed that cyber-attackers are exploiting a bug within Android OS, which affects 18 known phone models including three Samsung devices, namely the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S8, and Galaxy S9. The issue stems from a local privilege escalation vulnerability which can give attackers full control over an […]

By Mihai Matei
5 years ago

SamMobile Daily Recap, February 8, 2019: Yellow Galaxy S10e, February security patch, and more

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap. Here’s what we covered today. Phones […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
5 years ago

SamMobile Daily Recap: March 7, 2017 — March security patch, semiconductor investment and more!

We publish a solid amount of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up with every post. But, we think we’ve come up with an ideal solution — a daily recap. In the list below, […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

Samsung now shows Android security patch info on the Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+

After the major Android security threat dubbed Stagefright was discovered, Google was forced to improve security on its smartphone operating system. Many smartphone manufacturers, including Samsung, confirmed to keep up with monthly security patches that Google releases for Android. Samsung even released software updates for fixing the Stagefright bug on various Galaxy devices. Up until […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

Ways to stay safe until Samsung patches Exynos security flaws

In case you haven't heard by now, since late 2022, Google's Project Zero discovered eighteen 0-day vulnerabilities in Exynos Modems, leaving numerous Samsung devices vulnerable to Internet-to-baseband remote code executions. The good news is that Samsung already addressed some of these vulnerabilities with the March 2023 security patch. On the other hand, some vulnerabilities remain. […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Understanding Samsung’s vision of protecting us from security threats [Interview]

We had the opportunity to sit down with key figures from Samsung’s Security Team at the Samsung Developers Conference 2023 to better understand how Samsung views security in the context of its entire ecosystem and what it’s doing to make its products and services more secure. Shin-Chul Baik, Principal Engineer and Technical Program Manager of […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 months ago

[Updated] Samsung keeps ignoring a huge security flaw in millions of Galaxy phones

A massive Mali GPU security flaw that virtually affects millions of Samsung phones running on Exynos chipsets was confirmed last year in November. Since then, this Mali vulnerability became a part of a chain that hackers successfully exploited to lead unsuspecting Samsung Internet users to malicious websites. And although that particular exploit chain was broken, […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

[Updated] Samsung hasn’t patched a critical bug affecting many Galaxy phones with Exynos chips

Update: Samsung addressed five (CVE-2023-26072, CVE-2023-26073, CVE-2023-26074, CVE-2023-26075, CVE-2023-26076) of the eighteen 0-day vulnerabilities in Exynos Modems through the March 2023 security patch. One vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-24033, mentioned by Samsung Semiconductor in January, may have remained unpatched and passed Project Zero's standard 90-day deadline. The remaining twelve vulnerabilities have not passed the 90-day deadline […]

By Sagar Naresh
1 year ago

Update Google Chrome on your phone now to avoid a serious security risk

Google Chrome is the most popular web browser in the world. Since it ships by default on all Android phones, chances are you're already using it, even if your device has another browser like Samsung Internet. A severe security risk has been identified that makes your device vulnerable. Fortunately, Google has patched it. All you […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 years ago

Ancient Wi-Fi security flaw ‘FragAttacks’ has been dealt with by Samsung

A new security flaw was discovered and recently disclosed by security researcher Mathy Vanhoef — the same researcher who had discovered the KRACK Wi-Fi vulnerability nearly four years ago — and it's a doozy. In fact, the researcher found dozens of vulnerabilities that affect hundreds of millions of Wi-Fi devices (if not more), from phones […]

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

Security flaw in Qualcomm modems affects millions of 5G Samsung devices

A serious security flaw affecting Qualcomm's mobile station modems (MSM) was recently disclosed by security research team Check Point, who claims that the vulnerability could be exploited to inject malicious code into the phone by using the Android operating system itself as an entry point. The affected chip(s) are reportedly responsible for connecting nearly 40% […]

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

Samsung’s mid-range phones seem to get more regular security updates in Europe

Samsung's been pretty transparent about what devices it prioritizes for monthly security updates, with the rest getting relegated to a quarterly update schedule. But it's very common to see the company not actually following these schedules in every market, which is why some countries fall behind with security patches time and again even for devices […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

SamMobile Daily Recap: October 3, 2017 — Galaxy Note 8, Security Maintenance Release (SMR) and more!

By Josh L.
7 years ago

August security update brings support for the Vulkan API to the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

Samsung has been pushing out the August security patch for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in Europe and North America for a little over two weeks now. However, it has today been brought to our attention that the upgrade also bundles compatibility for the Vulkan API. It's currently unclear why the firm failed to specify […]

By Josh L.
8 years ago

Samsung and Nexus devices recommended by top security researcher

Google has taken various steps to make Android devices more secure. The information giant talked Android device manufacturers into providing monthly security updates, but most brands are not keeping their promises. Now, a top security researcher has recommended Android users to only buy Samsung or Nexus devices. Duo Labs is reporting that Gal Beniamini, a respected security expert and […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

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