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Samsung S2 And S3 Phones In Hacking Scare (A Must Read If You Own A Samsung S2 or S3 )

25 Sep 2012

Hackers can hide a code in a web page that will trigger a full factory reset of Samsung’s best-selling Galaxy S3 and S2  smartphone, deleting contacts, photographs, music, apps and other valuable data, security researchers have discovered.  The code which is now circulating freely online and comprising of just 11 digits and symbols, was revealed at a computer security conference in Argentina.  If an unsuspecting Samsung Galaxy S3 or S2 owner visits such a web page, their smartphone will be restored to its factory settings without permission or any input from them.  The whole attack takes just two or three seconds and once launched there is nothing a Samsung owner can do to stop it.  As well as on the Galaxy S3 and S2 the code will also trigger a factory reset other devices that use the Android operating system. Devices from other Android manufacturers appear to be unaffected.  Galaxy S3 owners who tested the code confirmed on various web sites that it wiped their handset.

Samsung have so far not issues a press statement on this, there has been calls for Samsung to issue a urgent fix of some form to protect it's customers phones.

Story : 6 Towns Radio Tech Team

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Small bit of clarification needed, I think...

I think it should be made clear that if you're sitting at your desk top PC or MAC and you visit one of the alleged sites and your phone is sitting on your desk beside you, it will not be affected. Nor will it be affected if you have your phone next to you browsing wi-fi on another machine. Many of these smart phone users, from the comments I've seen on blogs and the like, are nowhere near as smart as their phones...

Should this story be properly verified, it should be noted that embedded code in a web page would have to be accessed using the phone - i.e. opening with the page while browsing with the phone's web capabilities. The code would simply be a command instruction to restore to factory settings that is transmitted to the phone's "smart card" or similar - in the same way as you would go to your phone's menu and select "Restore Factory Settings."

It's always prudent to back up any and all information that you wouldn't want to lose - especially if your main storage device is a phone - easy to lose, have stolen, easy to drop in a puddle, etc.

Still, well worth the warning to people, and thanks.

Chris

Posted by Waxdolly on Sep 25th, 2012 at 7:07 pm.

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