News Summary

• Samsung says it has fixed a zero-day security vulnerability that is being used to hack into its customers’ phones.
• The phone maker said the security flaw allows hackers to remotely plant malicious code on Samsung devices running Android 13 through the most recent version, Android 16.
• Samsung did not provide a list of devices affected by the vulnerability.
• It’s not immediately clear who is behind the hacking campaign or how many Samsung customers are affected.
• But the security fixes coincide with a flurry of security updates from other phone software vendors aimed at countering an ongoing spyware campaign.