SSD is not only subject to attack Android smartphones Samsung

Last week, at a conference on security security issue was published some Android smartphones from Samsung, which was the fact that when you visit a web page embedded with a specific code, based on the capabilities of the phone should handle type tel: smartphone user it automatically dialed. The fact that substituting "telephone" certain USSD code, you can achieve the complete destruction of data from the machine without the user's knowledge!

Strangely enough, but the problem was exposed not only Android smartphone Samsung, but some models are HTC, Motorola and Sony, where manufacturers or forgot to release an update for their devices or users are not in a hurry (or do not know how to do it) to update the device . How to find out if your smartphone is subject to this vulnerability, the user Dylan Reeve (Dylan Reeve) made ​​a special Web page that makes only gain USSD code * 06 #, causing the IMEI code of the phone display. You can also check it .

If clicking on it your phone number showed my IMEI, it really can be used for more than the worst of intentions. If clicking on it your phone number showed my IMEI, it really can be used for more than the worst of intentions. As a temporary solution - installation of third-party "dialers", such as Dialer One , that will not automatically dial phone numbers of references.