To: ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; AFreeBird; Airwinger; Aliska; altair; ...
If you use a Samsung phone, and have a SWIPE keyboard pre-installed from Samsung, you are vulnerable to this exploit which can turn your phone into a listening post for a hacker. Initially requires the hacker to invade by being on the same WIFI but afterward the hacker could then exploit the device by eavesdropping on incoming and outgoing messages or voice calls, access personal data such as pictures or text messages, tamper with apps, and even install other malicious apps. Removing SWIPE does not remove the vulnerability, unfortunately. — PING!
Samsung Android Security Ping!
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3 posted on
06/17/2015 9:37:53 PM PDT by
Swordmaker
( This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
To: dayglored; ShadowAce
Ping for your respective ping lists. . . Would be a good one for the Android Ping list. . . Oh, wait. . . there isn't one.
Oh well. . .
At least we can tell the users of Samsung phones on our respective platforms to watch out. . .
4 posted on
06/17/2015 9:39:29 PM PDT by
Swordmaker
( This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
To: Swordmaker
Hi Sword,
From TFA:
> ...preinstalled Swift keyboard...
From your comment:
> ...have a SWIPE keyboard...
Are they the same? Not having a Samsung/Android myself...
17 posted on
06/18/2015 7:34:11 AM PDT by
dayglored
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