Researcher discovers security flaw

According to NowSecure, “Over 500 million people worldwide own devices with SwiftKey, which is the pre-installed keyboard that comes with the Samsung Galaxy S4 and S4 Mini, Galaxy S5 and S6, and cannot be deleted or uninstalled.”

Samsung, in a blog post, said an update will be released soon, via the KNOX security platform.

The post further stated that 'Samsung KNOX has the capability to update the security policies of our devices, over-the-air, to invalidate potential vulnerabilities caused by this issue.'

Meanwhile,  SwiftKey, in a statement  released online said 'We supply Samsung with the core technology that powers the word predictions in their keyboard. It appears that the way this technology was integrated on Samsung devices introduced the security vulnerability. We are doing everything we can to support our long-time partner Samsung in their efforts to resolve this important security issue.'

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