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Backdoor Found in Samsung Galaxy Devices

posted by LaminatorX on Thursday March 13 2014, @10:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the either-a-benefit-or-a-hazard dept.

Rashek writes:

"The developers of Replicant, a pure Free-Software version of Android, claim to have discovered a security flaw in certain Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets . One so serious that it could potentially grant an attacker remote access to the device's file system.

The flaw lies in the software that enables communication between the Android OS and the device's radio modem, according to the Replicant project's Paul Kocialkowski. More information can be found at replicant's website."

 
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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by jasassin on Thursday March 13 2014, @10:40AM

    by jasassin (3566) on Thursday March 13 2014, @10:40AM (#15888) Journal

    The NSA knows every bit of information that's been in and out of every phone anyway. Let them hax0r my Angry Birds. I just get a kick out of this current inter agency fighting in the US with the CIA and the congress supposedly hacking each others computers. It's all fun and games until someone is spying on you. Most representatives seem to have the mentality of children. The games fun until someone starts using your favorite toy.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by danomac on Thursday March 13 2014, @12:31PM

    by danomac (979) on Thursday March 13 2014, @12:31PM (#15954)
    I was thinking this may be the locate phone/remote wipe feature that Samsung was advertising for their phones. Although it could be for something else.