The South Korean multinational Samsung revealed that it can disable its Samsung TV sets remotely using the TV Block feature. Samsung TV sets can be remotely disabled by the vendor using a built-in feature dubbed TV Block. The company revealed the capability to disable any device worldwide in a press release issued earlier this month in […]
A researcher found multiple flaws in Samsungâs Find My Mobile that could have been chained to perform various malicious activities on Samsung Galaxy Phones. The security researcher Pedro Umbelino from Portugal-based cybersecurity services provider Char49 discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Samsungâs Find My Mobile that could have been chained to perform various malicious activities on Samsung Galaxy […]
The South Korean multinational conglomerate Samsung announced that customersâ personal information was leaked online due to a âtechnical errorâ Samsung announced that customersâ personal information was exposed online through its website due to a âtechnical error.â The glitch only affected the U.K. website (http://samsung.com/UK)Â for a total of 150 impacted customers. “People who logged on were […]
Italian Competition Authority AGCM fined Apple and Samsung a 5 million Euros and 10 million Euros for âplanned obsolescenceâ of their mobile devices. After a long investigation conducted by the Italian Competition Authority AGCM, the agency has fined Apple and Samsung a 5 million Euros ($5.8 Million) and 10 million Euros ($11.5 Million) for âplanned obsolescenceâ of their mobile devices. According to […]
Some Samsung devices are randomly sending photos taken with the camera to contacts in the address book without permission. Do you have a Samsung smartphone? There is something you need to know. Some devices are randomly sending photos taken with the camera to contacts in the address book without permission. The problem affected Galaxy S9 and S9+ […]
Security researchers have discovered multiple flaws in the Samsung Smart Home automation system that could be exploited by remote attackers. Security researchers from the University of Michigan have discovered multiple flaws affecting the Samsung Smart Home automation system that could be exploited by remote attackers for several attacks, including making keys for connecting front door locks. […]
Chinese Hackers who allegedly compromised servers at LoopPay, the Samsung subsidiary, appear interested in spying on targets through Samsung Pay technology. The Samsung subsidiary LoopPay has been the victim of a security breach that is worrying the security industry. The investigators speculate that attackers’ motivation is the cyber espionage and excluded a financial crime.  If confirmed the security breach […]
At the recent DEF CON hacking conference penetration testers demonstrated that  Samsung smart fridge leaves Gmail logins open to attack. Once again Internet of Things raises security concerns, this time security researchers have discovered a way to steal usersâ Gmail credentials from a Samsung smart fridge. At the recent DEF CON hacking conference, they presented a […]
The security researcher Patrick Barker discovered that Samsung is disabling Windows Update to run its own bloatware opening users to cyber attacks. The security researcher Patrick Barker discovered that Samsung is disabling Windows Update to run its own bloatware leaving is customers wide open to cyber attack. Barker discovered that Samsung disable Windows update after a […]
More than 600 million Samsung S devices could be opened to cyber attacks because a flaw in the validation of language pack updates for the SwiftKey keyboard. More than 600 million Samsung smartphones could be opened to cyber attack due to the presence of a security flaw in the validation of the  Swiftkey language pack updates. The […]