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 attack that can wipe data from Samsung devices when visiting a malicious Web page can also be used to disable SIM cards A variation of the recently disclosed attack that can wipe data from Samsung ...

A single line of code can apparently trigger an unstoppable factory-reset of the Samsung Galaxy S III, security researchers have discovered, with the potential for malicious websites to wipe out users ...

A variation of the recently disclosed attack that can wipe data from Samsung Android devices when visiting a malicious Web page can also be used to disable the SIM cards from many Android phones, ...

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.

The Android ecosystem got a jolt yesterday with the revelation that simple links — something you might merely open online — could trigger a complete wipe of some Android devices. Researcher Ravi ...

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 ...

A variation of the recently disclosed attack that can wipe data from Samsung Android devices when visiting a malicious Web page can also be used to disable the SIM cards from many Android phones, ...