Security problems are one of the biggest headaches for both users, to maintain the confidentiality of their data, and companies that strive to try to provide the best possible protection on their terminals. Of course, sometimes some unexpected gaps are discovered. This is just what happened to Samsung Galaxy S3.
As has been known in Trusted Reviews, and thanks to one of the members of XDA Developers (specifically one of its moderators called graffixnyc), a problem in the protection of the information of the Google accounts in one of the most important terminals that exists in the Android world. Specifically, the failure occurs when saving in plain text in the S Memo application. Therefore, a major failure due to use.
According to the user who discovered the bug, the surprise is that the information, such as passwords, has no security options like encryption or protection against base read or write. Therefore, if the terminal is unprotected (rooted), the data can be accessed without excessive problems (since in this way the / data partition can be accessed without restrictions).
Needless to say, in the event that malicious apps, such as malware, have access to this information in their protocol of action, it is clear that access could be very simple and, therefore, that information is stolen without the user's consent.
Samsung is already developing the solution
Samsung has communicated that it is already "down to work" to solve the problem (which is still an implicit acknowledgment) and in statements to Trusted Reviews it has indicated that "is aware”Of the problem concerning Samsung Galaxy S3 and S Memo to sync Google account. In addition, it has indicated “that it has already been solved and that the pertinent update will be available shortly".
Hopefully this is so and that this security breach is resolved as soon as possible, since the data used in mobile devices is becoming more abundant and sensitive. Samsung is not the first company to have problems of this type, but it will be necessary to see if its reaction is fast enough.
