Security News

Samsung Offers Up to $200,000 in Bug Bounty Program (Security Week)
2017-09-08 13:24

Samsung on Thursday announced the official launch of the Samsung Mobile Security Rewards Program, which promises bug bounties of up to $200,000 for Critical vulnerabilities in Samsung mobile...

Samsung Tizen Accused of Being Home to at least 27,000 Findable Bugs (Security Week)
2017-07-13 16:47

A purveyor of static code analysis wished to pitch his product to Samsung. What better way, he thought, than to run his product against the Samsung Tizen operating system, and demonstrate the...

Researcher Claims Samsung's Tizen OS is Poorly Programmed; Contains 27,000 Bugs! (The Hackers News)
2017-07-13 02:16

A researcher has claimed that Samsung's Tizen operating system that runs on millions of Samsung products is so poorly programmed that it could contain nearly 27,000 programming errors, which could...

Samsung Galaxy S8 iris scanner can be fooled with a printed photo (Help Net Security)
2017-05-24 20:33

After demonstrating how easily Apple’s Touch ID can be fooled with a user fingerprint photographed from a glass surface, Chaos Computer Club (CCC) hacker “Starbug” has proven that the iris...

It's Insanely Easy to Bypass Samsung Galaxy S8 Iris Scanner with a Photo (The Hackers News)
2017-05-24 00:34

Samsung recently launched its new flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, with both Facial and IRIS Recognition features, making it easier for users to unlock their smartphone and...