Samsung Galaxy S4 security is pointed out that vulnerabilities such as allowing data communication record

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Flame up during chargingSamsung's problem occurred several times in hardware, etc.Galaxy S4However, Israeli cyber security researchers point out that vulnerabilities were discovered in the security platform for Galaxy S4 this time.

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A cyber security researcher at Ben Gurion University in Israel told the Wall Street Journal that the vulnerability was found only when Samsung is selling to US government agencies and private companiesSamsung KnoxA new security platform called. Mr. Mordechai Guri who discovered this vulnerability points out that Galaxy S4 that launched Samsung Knox could allow hackers to track mail with malware or allow data communications to be recorded.

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Mr. Guri's chief technology officer at the laboratory belongs to Galaxy S4 as saying, "The newly discovered vulnerability will have a serious impact on all smartphone users based on the Samsung Knox architecture," for example. Samsung Knox is currently available for download by anyone, "GALAXY Note 3"Has been installed from the beginning, so that users can switch between ON and OFF.

According to researchers' point of view, the US Department of Defense, who had been thinking of introducing Samsung Knox, took no position to comment at all, but said, "We will not use the terminal until safety is guaranteed," Thing. The vulnerability of Samsung Knox has been pointed out in the past, and at that time the US Department of Defense said that in cooperation with Samsung we will make efforts to improve. Samsung spokesperson said, "We take seriously the indications on security vulnerabilities and conduct further investigation," and attention has been drawn to how to respond to vulnerabilities in the future.

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Yuval Elovici of the institute states that the vulnerability Mr. Guri discovered is a highly wary threat. Professor Patrick Traynor of the Department of Computer Science at the Georgia Tech University also said, "Although the vulnerability pointed out by Mr. Guri seems legitimate, it is difficult to state whether it can easily be modified at this stage or not, but this vulnerability Sex is a serious thing that needs immediate response. "