Samsung has confirmed that Galaxy S III is safe from the USSD vulnerability that was revealed yesterday. A new OTA update has been rolled out for Galaxy S III users that prevents auto execution of the USSD code. Samsung released the following statement to Slashgear: We would like to assure our customers that the […]
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Samsung To Launch Galaxy Music Phone
We heard about Samsung Galaxy Music a couple of days back when Samsung revealed a list of devices that will upgradable to Jelly Bean OS. Admittedly, the name seemed to be related to a portable media player but according to our source, the device is a phone. No prizes for guessing that the Galaxy […]
Samsung Announces Galaxy Note II for South Korea
Similar to Galaxy S III, Samsung has conducted a Galaxy Note II World Tour to unveil the latest phablet in various countries. Samsung held the world tour today in its home country to unveil the device and will be available on Korea’s all three operators – SKT, KT and LG U+. The Galaxy Note […]
Video: Non Samsung Android Devices Execute USSD Command Via HTML
It’s understandably risky that some Samsung devices can be remotely wiped while trying to visit a simple webpage. But a similar test carried out reveals non Samsung devices could also be at risk. As you’ll see in the video, I tried to create two separate HTML files – one with a code that works […]
USSD Code Wrapped in HTML Triggers Full Wipe Of Some Galaxy Devices
Most Samsung Galaxy devices have secret USSD codes that allows users to trigger some action. One of the harmless code when dialed into the dialer of the phone such as *#1234# reads the firmware version of the phone. However, there are other codes as well that can do irreversible damage if the consequences are […]