Security News

Galaxy S20 security is already old hat as Samsung launches new safety silicon
2020-05-26 10:32

Samsung will launch a new standalone turnkey security chip to protect mobile devices, the company announced today. The chip, which has the said-once-never-forgotten name "S3FV9RR" - aka the Mobile SE Guardian 4 - is a follow-up to the dedicated security silicon baked into the Galaxy S20 smartphone series launched in February 2020.

Quantum Security Goes Live with Samsung Galaxy
2020-05-15 15:54

Samsung and South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom have debuted the Galaxy A Quantum 5G smartphone, sporting a quantum random number generation chipset. It's the first commercialization of quantum technology for mobile phones, and it will serve as a significant bellwether for full quantum encryption's chances of going mainstream.

Galaxy Note 10 enhanced with DEVGURU’s Connectivity Stack
2019-12-09 00:30

DEVGURU stated that ‘Connectivity Stack’, a mobile USB data communications middleware product, is installed on Galaxy Note 10, the latest smartphone by Samsung Electronics. Connectivity Stack...

Bug Hunters Hack Samsung Galaxy S10, Xiaomi Mi9 at Pwn2Own
2019-11-07 19:14

Pwn2Own Tokyo 2019 has come to an end and on the second day of the hacking contest bug bounty hunters have earned a total of $120,000 for demonstrating exploits against Samsung Galaxy S10 and...

Samsung Rolls Out Fix For Galaxy S10 Fingerprint Sensor Glitch
2019-10-24 15:44

Samsung is reportedly rolling out fixes for a glitch that allowed anyone to dupe its Galaxy S10 fingerprint authentication sensor.

Samsung Galaxy S10 fingerprint reader beaten by $3 gel protector
2019-10-21 11:22

The fingerprint reader on Samsung’s flagship S10 and Note10 smartphones can be spoofed with a $3 screen protector.

Galaxy S10 Fingerprint Sensor Thwarted With Screen Protector: Report
2019-10-16 12:27

A U.K. woman alleged that her husband was able to bypass her Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone's fingerprint reader when the phone was encased by a third-party screen protector.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Fingerprint Sensor Duped With 3D Print
2019-04-09 16:22

The Samsung Galaxy S10 fingerprint sensor can be fooled in a hack that takes a mere 13 minutes and involves a 3D printed fingerprint.

Gamers Urged to Patch Critical Bugs in GOG Galaxy
2019-03-28 14:51

Video game digital distribution platform GOG Galaxy Games has patched two critical privilege escalation flaws that could allow arbitrary code execution.

0-Days Found in iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9, Xiaomi Mi6 Phones
2018-11-15 11:48

At Pwn2Own 2018 mobile hacking competition held in Tokyo on November 13-14, white hat hackers once again demonstrated that even the fully patched smartphones running the latest version of software...