*“If you have a Samsung mobile phone running Android with the TouchWiz UI, there’s a newly discovered vulnerability that could result in an accidental factory data reset by simply accessing a link from your phone. This includes some Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III devices. UPDATE: Other Android devices not using TouchWiz are also affected.”
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This story is still unfolding with Samsung promising updates in the near future:
"It has been confirmed that you shouldn’t be affected by this as long as you’re using the latest S3 rom
You can so software update by clicking on about device, which is at the end of the settings menu.
I also don’t see the System Update.
But I believe you can also make firmware updates via the Samsung Kies app on ur laptop, via a USB cable plugging the phone in. NOt sure if that’s what is needed for the above.
PS: Tofi, I got that news on my Google Alert today .
When you run the test (on the phone) if the dialer comes up and shows your IMEI number then your phone is susceptible to this attack. If it doesn’t show that number then your phone is fine.
Yay, the IMEI number didn't show up on my phone. I did just do the software update this morning. It automatically gave me the notification that an update is available. When I checked for it yesterday it said there was no update needed.
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