Security News

Samsung Investigates Claims of Spontaneous Texting of Images to Contacts
2018-07-03 19:50

After users complained online that their Galaxy devices are randomly sending photos to contacts, Samsung said it isn't a hardware or software issue.

How to stop your Samsung phone from randomly texting photos to your contacts
2018-07-03 12:15

User reports indicate the Samsung Messages app on Galaxy S9, S9+, and Note 8 is sending photos via MMS to random contacts.

Samsung doesn’t have to offer updates for phones older than two years
2018-06-01 18:26

Dutch consumer protection organization Consumentenbond took Samsung Netherlands to court, arguing that the company should provide updates and upgrades for their telephones “within one month after...

Samsung Patches Six Critical Bugs in Flagship Handsets
2018-05-14 18:04

Samsung updates S9, Note 8 and S8 phones with 27 patches from a RCE bug to a patch that prevents an ancient peek-and-poke attack first identified in 1980s.

Samsung Smartphones Get Encrypted Communications
2018-02-27 17:26

KoolSpan this week announced a partnership with Samsung to implement secure communications on Samsung smartphones. read more

Critical "Same Origin Policy" Bypass Flaw Found in Samsung Android Browser
2017-12-29 12:33

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the browser app comes pre-installed on hundreds of millions of Samsung Android devices that could allow an attacker to steal data from browser tabs...

Samsung Adopts Bugcrowd to Manage Mobile Security Rewards Program
2017-11-29 14:06

Samsung Adopts Bugcrowd, Offering up to $200,000 Per Vulnerability Through Mobile Security Rewards Program  read more

Samsung, Apple, Huawei Phones Hacked at Mobile Pwn2Own
2017-11-01 11:44

Researchers have managed to hack the Samsung Galaxy S8, the iPhone 7 and the Huawei Mate 9 Pro on the first day of the Mobile Pwn2Own 2017 competition taking place alongside the PacSec conference...

Samsung Launches Bug Bounty Program — Offering up to $200,000 in Rewards
2017-09-11 23:33

With the growing number of cyber attacks and data breaches, a number of tech companies and organisations have started Bug Bounty programs for encouraging hackers, bug hunters and researchers to...

Samsung offers up to $200,000 for bugs in its devices, services (Help Net Security)
2017-09-08 17:28

South Korean giant Samsung Electronics is now offering bounties for reported bugs in its mobile devices, software and services. “The rewards program kicked off with a pilot in January 2016 to...