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[ NNSquad ] Hidden web code means hackers 'can wipe Samsung Galaxy S3'


Hidden web code means hackers 'can wipe Samsung Galaxy S3'

http://j.mp/QvVlCa  (Telegraph UK)

  "Malicious hackers can hide a code in a web page that will trigger a
   full factory reset of Samsung's best-selling Galaxy S3 smartphone,
   deleting contacts, photographs, music, apps and other valuable data,
   security researchers have discovered."

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As bad as this exploit is, you can of course restore much of this data
automatically from Google servers even after a factory reset.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
 - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren 
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
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