Smartphone Security Flaw Affecting Millions Discovered by DHS
- 6 years ago
Smartphone Security Flaw Affecting Millions Discovered by DHS Research conducted by the security firm Kryptowire has revealed "privilege-escalation flaws." The flaws can lead to a complete take-over of an owner's phone without their knowledge. Vincent Sritapan, Department of Homeland Security, via 9TO5 Google This included access
to emails and text messages. The study, funded by the Department of Homeland Security, found that the affected phones are sold by Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and other carriers. Officials are expected to reveal more details later this week Last year Amazon stopped selling its Blu phones because of a serious security flaw that was later dismissed as "a false alarm." Reuters reported the Samsung Galaxy S7 phones were unprotected against the so-called Meltdown vulnerability,
to emails and text messages. The study, funded by the Department of Homeland Security, found that the affected phones are sold by Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and other carriers. Officials are expected to reveal more details later this week Last year Amazon stopped selling its Blu phones because of a serious security flaw that was later dismissed as "a false alarm." Reuters reported the Samsung Galaxy S7 phones were unprotected against the so-called Meltdown vulnerability,