Samsung says it’s fixed Zero-day security vulnerability This is used to hack into customers’ phones.
The phone manufacturer says Safety defectsFound in the software library, used to display images on Samsung devices, allows hackers to remotely plant malicious code with the latest version of Android 16 on Samsung devices running Android 13.
Samsung’s consulting firm said the security team from Meta and WhatsApp privately notified the company on August 13 and was told that “there is an exploitation of the problem in the wild.”
Samsung does not provide a list of devices affected by the vulnerability.
The error is called zero-day because in this case, the vendor (in this case Samsung) does not have time to fix the error before it is exploited.
It is unclear who is behind the hacking campaign or how many Samsung customers are affected, and a Samsung spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment sent before publication.
However, security fixes fit in with a series of security updates from other telephone software vendors, aiming to counter the ongoing spyware campaign.
Samsung’s security patches are as follows Separate security fixes issued by Apple and WhatsApp In August, the bug that security researchers said was used to target iPhone owners and Android users.
WhatsApp told TechCrunch at the time that messaging app manufacturers sent less than 200 notifications to users affected by phones targeted or compromised by campaigns.
For part of it, Apple has not commented on the bug it patched, except explain This flaw is used for “extremely complex attacks targeting specific targeted people”.
Apple regularly notifies new victims of potential spyware attacks and asks them for help Visit the current Digital Security Lab. The tech giant recently notified unspecified customers on September 3 that their phones are targeted as part of their spyware campaigns, According to the French government.
