Samsung phone users under attack, Google warns

October 23, 2024 at 08:25PM Google security researchers identified a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-44068) in Samsung’s Exynos mobile chips, allowing attackers to escalate privileges and remotely execute code. The flaw, rated 8.1 on the CVSS scale, affects multiple processor versions. Samsung issued a patch on October 7, but in-the-wild exploits have already emerged. ### Meeting Notes … Read more

Google Warns of Samsung Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild

October 22, 2024 at 08:52AM A zero-day vulnerability in Samsung mobile processors has been exploited, enabling arbitrary code execution. Google has issued a warning about this security threat, highlighting the ongoing risks associated with the exploit. **Meeting Notes Takeaways:** 1. **Incident Overview**: A zero-day vulnerability in Samsung mobile processors has been identified and is currently … Read more

Samsung boosts bug bug bounty to a cool million for cracks of the Knox Vault subsystem

August 7, 2024 at 09:23PM Samsung has introduced a bug bounty program with rewards of up to $1 million for successfully compromising its Knox Vault system in its smartphones. Other targets include TEEGRIS and Rich Execution Environment, with rewards varying based on the level of compromise. In contrast, Microsoft has awarded researchers $16.6 million in … Read more