Your Galaxy phone could easily enable cell phone surveillance. Even Samsung now admits the error and is trying to update it.
A recently discovered vulnerability makes it a popular model of the Samsung Galaxy phones possible to track its users very specifically. The Cell phone surveillance should be possible because an important component is missing.
Cell phone surveillance: be careful with this Samsung Galaxy phone
A German security researcher has found that over millions of Galaxy phones, more precisely the Samsung Galaxy S8 devices, can be used to listen to personal conversations and read passwords. According to the expert Jiska Classen, a security vulnerability in the Bluetooth chip of the smartphones is paving the way for such cell phone monitoring.
For example, the Galaxy cell phones lack a special mechanism that is required for secure encryption when establishing Bluetooth connections. If this is not the case, as is the case with the affected Samsung devices, hackers can easily access data transferred from outside for the purpose of cell phone monitoring.
Galaxy phones have been unsafe for years
The Samsung Galaxy cell phones, which have been sold millions of times, are said to have been affected by the security vulnerability since sales began in Europe three years ago. Even Samsung now confirms the problem, like the mirror reported. The Galaxy phones threatened by cell phone surveillance include the Samsung Galaxy S8 as well as the S8 + and the Note 8.
An update for the Samsung Galaxy phones will be delivered in the next few days and will fix the vulnerability. It can also be critical for other models. Some Galaxy phones no longer receive an update. From other models of the Experts even advise against Samsung smartphones.
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