Zak Doffman has covered security, surveillance and privacy on Forbes since 2018, focusing on the latest updates from the world’s largest tech companies, staying safe on smartphones and social media, and the dangers of AI.
The Wiretap: This $2.5 Billion Cyber Intel Company Defends America, Israel And Ukraine. It’s About To Be Swallowed By Mastercard.Samsung’s latest security update, released earlier this month, suddenly has a sting in its tail. Google has just warned that a high-severity vulnerability impacting Samsung’s mobile processors has been exploited in the wild.as “a use-after-free in the mobile processor,” which it says “leads to privilege escalation.
Samsung also addressed five critical vulnerabilities in its October release affecting a Galaxy-specific process in its own Galaxy-specific firmwareOut For Revenge, Ukrainian Marines In Tanks And APCs Just Attacked The Russian Marines Who Executed Nine Ukrainian Prisoners While its unclear what exploit has been found and in whose hands, it’s quite likely spyware-related given the raft of such attacks outed by researchers in recent months.
This is already a tricky week for the Samsung-Google relationship—at least optically. As millions of Pixel devices install Android 15 with its heralded security updates,as bricked devices and other teething issues have hit some of those upgrading For Samsung Galaxy users, the advice is to update as soon as possible, albeit the Exynos processors involved impact older devices which won’t all have monthly support in place. That might be a reason to upgrade.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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