The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has given a serious warning about the security of certain Samsung phones.
They say that some versions of Samsung phones are at high risk of being hacked. CERT-In is the organization in charge of handling cybersecurity issues in the country.
The affected phones are those using Samsung’s Android versions 11, 12, 13, and 14, like the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Flip 5, and Galaxy Fold 5.
CERT-In explains that these phones have security problems, such as not having proper control over Knox features, issues with facial recognition software, and authorization problems in the AR Emoji app.
These issues could let hackers cause problems like overflows in the phone’s memory and gain access to sensitive information, like the SIM PIN and AR Emoji app data.
To protect against these risks, CERT-In advises users of Samsung phones with Android versions 11, 12, 13, and 14 to update their phones with the security patches mentioned in the manufacturer’s advisory.
In addition to the Samsung phones, CERT-In has also warned about security issues in web browsers like Google Chrome
and Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) for desktop computers, as well as products from Schneider Electric and Microsoft.
If you use Chrome, make sure your version is 120.0.6099.62 or higher for Linux and Mac, and 120.0.6099.62/.63 for Windows.
