If we take into account that we use our cell phone for everything, keeping it as safe as possible is an obsession, both for us and for the manufacturers. We are already more than accustomed to receive security updates very frequentlyand despite these efforts, hackers tend to discover vulnerabilities from time to time.
Samsung is one of the companies that devotes the most effort to security. Their devices are generally pretty secure, but as we said above, nothing is completely insurmountable. Actually, A hacker managed to bypass the security of the Galaxy S24but don’t panic: this is excellent news.
This Galaxy S24 hack will benefit users
Typically, when a device hack is revealed, it usually means trouble ahead for the manufacturer. This doesn’t always happen, and here we have the Galaxy S24 as the best example. His hack happened as part of Pwn2Ownan event that takes place twice a year and is attended by hackers from all over the world to search for vulnerabilities and get a reward.
On this occasion, it was Ken Gannon from NCC Group who used five different bugs to hack the Samsung device. Thanks to this, He took a whopping $50,000. It is very common for companies to reward these types of hackers because they discover security vulnerabilities to help companies eliminate them as quickly as possible.
As explained by Sammy Fans, who reported on this discovery, the hacker in question will keep details of the error secret for a period of 90 days. All this time, information will only be shared with the event organizers and Samsung itself.
This security flaw, if discovered by another type of hacker, could have become a problem for all Galaxy S24 owners. Now, these users can be reassured, since Samsung will work to close this security vulnerability as soon as possible. In other words: it’s good news.
By | Sammy fans
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