Due to a serious safety error discovered on Samsung Galaxy, user passwords are stored without protected on the portfolio.
In recent months, a new problem has been raised to the technology giant in South Korea, which has technical difficulties, which pose a great risk to data security for smart phone users in Galaxy. According to the information published in the official Samsung Forum, the device portfolio stores the copied passwords without encryption, which carries serious safety risks.
The technical background of the problem
Weakness was first determined by a user called Oicitrapdraz, who discovered the deficiency when using the Keepass password management app. The essence of the problem, which was confirmed by experts, is that the phone portfolio maintains the versatile authentication data without restriction, which contradicts the basic principles of security.
The affected user tried many solutions, including the shift to the Google keyboard, but the problem remained. “All the content I copied on the Samsung portfolio is still saved.”
Samsung reaction and temporary solutions
The South Korean company realized the existence of the problem, and as a temporary eyeliner, it suggested that users manually delete the preservative content after copying sensitive data. “For sensitive information, I use safe clouds,” said Samsung, who is famous for the Nox Aman platform.
According to experts, the current situation is particularly concerned, as anyone with access to an easily stored passwords for the portfolio. “If you are stealing your phone or even one friend uses it, you can access all passwords through the portfolio,” the original error correspondent confirmed.
Safety experts warn that although Samsung does not develop a final solution to the problem, users must deal with their passwords with great caution and always delete the container content after copying sensitive data.
