Original title: Galaxy S10 fingerprint unlock cracked by silicone cover Samsung: will be repaired
On October 18, according to foreign media reports, a British user found that the smartphone could be unlocked by anyone after installing a new silicone cover for his Galaxy S10. After a British newspaper reported the news, Samsung Electronics admitted that there were loopholes in the phone and promised to provide a software patch to fix it.
British Lisa & middot; Lisa Nelson told the sun, a British newspaper, that since she bought a $3.45 silicone cover on eBay and installed it on her Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone, the phone can be opened by anyone. Nielsen installed the silicone sleeve on a relative's Galaxy S10 and found that the same problem occurred.
"This means that if someone gets my mobile phone, they can have the right to enter and use our mobile phone, that is, they can quickly operate the bank account on the mobile phone and transfer funds." Nelson told the sun, 'this is really a worrying problem.'
"We called Samsung Electronics because we thought there was something wrong with the mobile phone," she added. The person in the company's customer service department finally admitted that the mobile phone seemed to have a security vulnerability.
She finally said, 'they said another department would investigate the problem and call us. However, we still haven't received any news from them. "
According to the sun, a spokesman for Samsung Electronics now advises users to use only certified accessories.
The spokesman said, 'we are conducting an internal investigation into this matter.' it is recommended that all users use accessories specially designed for Samsung products and authorized by Samsung.
In addition, the news channel from the British media BBC reported that kakao bank, an online bank in South Korea, has told users to close the fingerprint unlocking option of Samsung Electronics until the problem is solved.
Samsung Electronics reiterated to the BBC that it was investigating the problem and a solution was coming.
A spokesman for the company said, "(we) have noticed the failure of Galaxy S10 fingerprint identification, and we will release a software patch soon."