Samsung smartphones at risk of being hacked

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

Sat, Jun 20, 2015 - 5:50 AM

Washington

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

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