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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Samsung Repair vulnerability that allows to bypass security features in smartphones




Samsung today revealed some details about the last security update for the company, which was released on the spot for most of the leading smart phones. And includes the latest security patch all security reforms developed by Google Inc. in security update for the month of June, along with some of the reforms developed by the company itself. And one of the security vulnerabilities that repaired Samsung in the last update, we find vulnerability that enables hackers to bypass security measures on the device.

In the list of security vulnerabilities that have been fixed in this new update, we find a loophole in the Factory Reset Protection feature, which would enable pirates to overcome the security features that prevent the device from returning to factory condition. Simply put, this vulnerability could allow someone stole smartphone or purchased smartphone stolen property to bypass Factory Reset Protection, which was developed primarily to ensure that it is not reset stolen smartphones to factory condition and then be used without problems.

This vulnerability has been corrected in the latest security update, which was released for the Galaxy series phones and S7 Gaalxy S6, as well as the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy Note 4 in addition to the Galaxy Note Edge. This latest security update also includes a number of additions, regardless of reforms developed by Google Inc. in the Android Security Bulletin Bulletin later.


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