Samsung

Samsung Knox flaws open unpatched devices to compromise

October 4, 2016

Researchers from Viral Security Group have discovered three vulnerabilities in Samsung Knox, a security platform that allows users to maintain separate identities for work and …

Samsung’s smart home platform flaws let attackers fiddle with your doors

May 3, 2016

Researchers have managed to exploit design flaws in the Samsung SmartThings smart home programming platform and successfully mount a series of attacks that could result in …

Samsung Galaxy devices can be made to make calls, send messages while locked

April 13, 2016

Half a dozen (and possibly even more) Samsung Galaxy phones can be made to place phone calls or send text messages even when they are locked, thanks to exposed USB modems. …

Hack a mobile phone’s fingerprint sensor in 15 minutes

March 7, 2016

Two researchers from Michigan State University’s biometrics group have devised a method for hacking mobile phone’s fingerprint authentication by using just a color …

Samsung Portable SSD T3 offers increased data security and portability

January 6, 2016

Samsung announced the Samsung Portable SSD T3, a palm-sized, external SSD that offers multi-terabyte storage capacity. Designed specifically for today’s mobile lifestyle, the …

Samsung announces GAIA, a Smart TV security solution

January 4, 2016

Samsung announced GAIA, a comprehensive three-layer security solution for its entire 2016 line up of Tizen-based Smart TVs. The service will give consumers protection across …

11 zero-days uncovered in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

November 4, 2015

An internal contest between the North American and European members of Google’s Project Zero has resulted in the discovery of eleven high-impact zero-day flaws affecting …