A number of Samsung smartphones have been found to be vulnerable to a remote factory reset, according to today's reports. The hack, which was detailed at a recent Ekoparty security conference, shows that the Galaxy S3 is susceptible to the simple reset.
This process can be enabled in multiple ways, including NFC, QR code, or pushed from a Web site. Once initiated, the factory wipe cannot be canceled. That means that, the user will not receive any advance warning or opportunity to take preventative measures. And, as if that weren't bad enough, it's also possible for the "bad guys" to kill the handset's current SIM card.
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This comes after reports of possible virus on smartphones hit the news.