Samsung Patches Nearly 200 Security Issues on Its Phone Hardware - Here's What You Need to Know

Samsung patches nearly 200 security issues on its phone hardware - here's what you need to know

Oversecured found 176 vulnerabilities across Samsung’s preinstalled mobile appsFlaws enabled account takeover, code execution, and traffic hijacking via bloatwareSamsung patched all reported issues, affecting hundreds of millions of devicesSecurity researchers from Oversecured have given “bloatware” an entirely new meaning, revealing that they uncovered 176 vulnerabilities - including some rather worrying ones - in Samsung’s mobile apps.For the …

Samsung's August Update Patches 56 Security Vulnerabilities Across Galaxy Devices

Samsung is starting August with a security sweep that patches dozens of flaws across Galaxy phones and tablets. The company has published details of its August 2026 Security Maintenance Release (SMR), which addresses 56 security vulnerabilities affecting eligible Galaxy smartphones and tablets running Android 14, Android 15, and Android 16. The update includes 38 Android security fixes from Google’s August Security Bulletin and 18 Samsung-specif…