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Huge Security Hole In Recent Samsung Devices

Posted by timothy on from the it's-like-they-handed-you-the-phone dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A huge security hole has been discovered in recent Samsung devices including phones like the Galaxy S2 and S3. It is possible for every user to obtain root due to a custom faulty memory device created by Samsung." The problem affects phones with the Exynos System-on-Chip.

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  1. Funny as hell - Google ad. by Andy+Prough · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Google ad on the page for TFA states "Root Any Android Device In 1 Touch! Easy To Use Automatic Root Software". Talk about context-sensitive ads!!

  2. Re:Custom faulty memory device? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Haven't you heard about Samsung's new strategy?

    1.) Become the go to name in customized faulty memory devices
    2.) ?????
    3.) Profit

  3. Re:Great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You should be able to put it into a raw download (hold Vol up + Vol down in off state while plugging uSB into it) mode and use Heimdall, where you can flash a complete image over of it. Poke around for it, it's a fairly easy phone to root, and You'll be much happier with JB on it.

    I want to like my iPhone, but Android is just SO OPEN.

  4. Another illegal patent expropriation from Apple by gelfling · · Score: 2, Funny

    Tim Cook needs to sue them for that one.