SwiftKey hack puts over 600 million Samsung phones at risk

16 June, 2015
Galaxy phones with SwiftKey pre-installed suffer from critical bug that makes them vulnerable.

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  • Sam Cheong
  • tuf
  • 17 Jun 2015

Since the day you start to use a smartphone, your personal information already exploite. So what for to worry now about this keyboard?

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    • AnonD-342102
    • uNV
    • 17 Jun 2015

    guy's, I've a grand prime.. but don't have this key board..

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      • Xda user
      • rKH
      • 17 Jun 2015

      All galaxy series have swipe keyboard right. Samsung Swipe keyboard internally use swiftkey board.

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        • Anonymous
        • MkX
        • 17 Jun 2015

        the shit has hit the fan!

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          • droid4every1
          • j@x
          • 17 Jun 2015

          Anonymous , 17 Jun 2015No SwiftKey in my Note 3. The generic samsung keyboard is a modified swiftkey keyboard

            i think i remember that after ios 8, iphone has 3rd party keypads and swiftkey is one of them..

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              • Anonymous
              • PA7
              • 17 Jun 2015

              No SwiftKey in my Note 3.

                Samsung was never good at security be it in a s6 or a pocket
                Few OTA AND Very Slow SW updates means it will be easily hacked to all devices by Samsung releases an OTA Update . I don't understand why it is still so popular.

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                  • Paris
                  • Iac
                  • 17 Jun 2015

                  1. Since when did SwiftKey come pre-installed on samsung galaxy phones?

                  2. I bet 99.99% of hackers never even knew about this, but thanks to this idiot, all the hackers will know.

                  3. I never even saw this guy use any keyboard in the video, so what the heck are you talking about...

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                    • AnonD-19153
                    • nXE
                    • 17 Jun 2015

                    SwiftKey never came pre-installed on Samsung phones go home GSMarena you're drunk

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                      • Anonymous
                      • fxM
                      • 17 Jun 2015

                      AnonD-354781, 17 Jun 2015The author meant to say the Swype keyboard that comes prein... moreLOL you think rooting can solve your malware issue?

                      No dude. It makes it worse off, now hackers will thank you as you unlock you phone for more deep attacks.

                      To trust rooting is to trust those that root your phone, hope your ass they will not steal your data. Rooting and thinking that give you more control is true, you lose MORE control is true also.

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                        • AnonD-52738
                        • tZ0
                        • 17 Jun 2015

                        Swiftkey?????? Since when Samsung phone pre-install with it.

                        None of mine having it.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 7X3
                          • 17 Jun 2015

                          Hahaha. Shamsung's more bugs, first Crapwiz, mow this. Lol

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 2@t
                            • 17 Jun 2015

                            And guess how many permissions the keyboard demands access to..

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                              • AnonD-354781
                              • njA
                              • 17 Jun 2015

                              The author meant to say the Swype keyboard that comes preinstalled. Simple solution: Root your phone and freeze it.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • LE{
                                • 17 Jun 2015

                                Well done samsung!

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • sG%
                                  • 17 Jun 2015

                                  Since when did swift key came pre-installed in Samsung phones?

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • y$6
                                    • 17 Jun 2015

                                    Anonymous, 17 Jun 2015I wait for Lolipop 5.0 for my Galaxy S4 .... It has still 4... moreThe S4 doesn't have SwiftKey preinstalled, right? Not where I live at least

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                                      • AnonD-282142
                                      • qpY
                                      • 17 Jun 2015

                                      ithehappy, 17 Jun 2015LOL that childish keyboard came pre-installed with some Sam... moreMatches the Skin imo

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • KZ8
                                        • 17 Jun 2015

                                        samsung = bugs