Last week I wrote about an Android bug that would allow Samsung Galaxy S III to be wiped remotely just by visiting a malicious website. It has since been reported that a number of other Android ...

DoT orders end of USSD codes for call forwarding in India, effective April 15, 2024. Users must adopt new methods due to security concerns. Telecoms to facilitate the transition to prevent ...

Agritech company Afrimash has launched a USSD solution that enables farmers to verify the authenticity of day-old chicks before making a purchase, using just a basic mobile phone. In a statement on ...

Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes are strings of characters primarily used by developers and technicians to troubleshoot smartphones. You can use these codes to learn more about ...

A popular question in my mailbox: How do I tell if my Android smartphone can be wiped remotely by using the USSD vulnerability? Easy, visit this page. Don't worry, it won't wipe your Android device or ...

A security research team at the Ekoparty Security Conference has demonstrated a single line of USSD code that can be used to completely reset a Samsung S III handset and ‘kill’ the owners SIM card in ...

The Factory Reset. One of those last ditch efforts that many of us have a fair bit of experience with. However, a malicious embed code could potentially do the exact same thing to your Galaxy S III.