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Samsung smartphones at risk of being hacked

The word prediction software could give hackers control of the entire device

Published Fri, Jun 19, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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MORE than 600 million Samsung mobile devices including the Galaxy S6 are vulnerable to a security breach that could allow hackers to take control of the devices, according to a report by mobile security firm NowSecure.

The devices' word prediction software, produced by software firm SwiftKey, could give hackers "system privileges", or control of the entire device, according to the report.

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