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Samsung Galaxy S3 ‘sudden death’ security flaw fixed in UK

Samsung is beginning to roll out a security patch to UK Galaxy S3 phones, designed to clear up a bug in the S3’s Exynos chip that could potentially see some phones being wiped or bricked by naughty hackers. The sudden death bug, as it’s known, was found by an XDA Developers user and gives hackers access to the RAM of …

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Software update reportedly fixes Samsung’s Exynos security hole

Samsung has issued a software update to address a nasty vulnerability found in a handful of smartphones that allowed attackers access to user data and left the handset vulnerable to malicious apps and bricking. The vulnerability, which was discovered last month, lies in Exynos 4, the ARM-based system-on-a-chip typically found in Samsung smartphones and tablets. An exploit bypasses the system …

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