a vulnerability has been discovered in the Samsung keyboards, which have unfortunately been installed in over 0 million devices since last year, when the bug was discovered. As Samsung Android bug exposes users to hackers, it means that those who know can not only access the user's phone, but also to take control of it. The problem that lies in the part of updating the keyboard, which looks for regular updates to the language as it looks for words trends.
The extent to which hackers can access the user's phones were revealed. illegal access to these smartphones means hackers have complete control over the microphone, GPS, camera and even the ability to listen to calls and get all the data found on the equipment. Samsung have been said about the issue at the end of last year, asking not to reveal details of the vulnerability until a patch can be implemented. But even months after the security issue has been raised, it has not been Samsung official word regarding a solution. But because of the nature of how Samsung roll updates on its users, it does not know when a patch would be available.
Even if users had to install a different keyboard, one of the many that are available in the store, he still will not necessarily fix the problem. It is Samsung's own keyboard that integrates Swiftkey compatibility, detect what the user is typing to predict what words should be used. The same technology found in other smartphones such as the Apple iPhone, but no problems have been reported with them. This means that the problem exists on the end of Samsung, not Swiftkey, or other keyboard software.
A hacker can access an infected user doing so on a wireless unsecured network, when the keyboard is attempting to download an update, the hacker can access backdoors on the phone instead. This malicious access to smartphone users means that the attacker can almost have complete control over the phone. The only way to really avoid becoming a victim of this bug, is making sure that the wireless network you join. If you are someone who accesses a large number of public WiFi areas such as stores, airports or libraries coffee and extra care should be taken to avoid them until a fix was officially released .
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