And you can not do anything about it.
Wednesday, 17 June 2015 – 8:01 p.m.
First cracked the news that iOS and OS X have serious security problems – now it turns out that archrival Samsung also struggling to keep the fort.
Keyboard hole
flaw lies in Samsung’s version of SwiftKey supplied hundreds of millions of the company’s Android phones.
Simply put, there is language support, which can be downloaded over the net, and sent in the clear and completely unencrypted. Samsung’s top model Galaxy S6, is also affected by the error.
It is when this communication occurs that hackers can sneak into the Android phone.
“ SwiftKey included Samsung mobiles and can not be disabled or uninstalled. Although the keyboard is not set as the default, the error may still be utilized “, claiming security experts.
Can intercept much
Hackers can for example create a false proxy server and send security updates with malicious code.
The code can then live on mobile secretly and intercept executives, banking information and everything else you do not want to get into the wrong hands.
Have been aware of the error long
Samsung was made aware of the error in November 2014.
Samsung rolled out a software update to all its smartphones with Android 4.2 in March, but still the company uses an insecure version of SwiftKey.
Source:
NowSecure
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