Showing posts with label Samsung Galaxy Note. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Samsung Galaxy Note. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

In Android-smartphone found a new vulnerability


The smartphone Samsung Galaxy Note II found vulnerability, according to Engadget. It allows potential attackers to see the home screen password-protected system.

To bypass the security smartphone - unlock pattern, PIN, password or face recognition - you need to turn on the screen Galaxy Note, press the soft key "emergency call", and then press the button with the image of a man and a glowing light bulb in the bottom left corner.

When the application is 'Emergency Contacts', press the center key. For a split second to open the home screen, and then the smartphone will come back to the screen lock.

Developer Terence Eden, discovered the vulnerability, has admitted that it does not belong to the category of ultra-hazardous, but pointed out that the 'hole' allows a hacker to find out what applications are installed on the machine.