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Samsung UK Data Breach – What they’ve revealed and what’s at risk
Samsung has recently confirmed a data breach that exposed the personal data of an undetermined number of customers in the UK. Since the company’s online shopping site faced a data breach, the consumers’ passwords and financial information remained safe.
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One hacker exploited a vulnerability, which caused the data breach. The report indicates that people who have an account on the Samsung UK shopping site but didn’t place any order between the aforementioned dates are completely safe from the data breach.
“On 13 November 2023, it was determined that an unauthorized individual exploited a vulnerability in a third-party business application we use, and that some personal information of certain customers who made purchases on SEUK’s eCommerce site between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020, was affected.”
The notice sent by Samsung suggests that affected data may have included names, phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses. Meanwhile, the company “assure you that the issue did not impact your password or financial information.”
Samsung is rolling out the September 2024 security update for Galaxy A53 smartphone in Canada, and countries of Asia and Europe. This update is already out for users of this device in the US and the company is working to make it available to all models.
Users of the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G smartphones are getting the August 2024 security update in Canada, Asia, and Europe with builds given below.
- A536WVLSBEXH2 – Canada
- A536EXXSBEXI1 – Asia and Europe
The installation package size of this update is around 300 MB. The latest update fixes several issues to enhance the overall security and performance of the device.
September 2024 security patch addresses 1 critical and 43 high levels of CVEs for the Android operating system. Also, Samsung offers 23 SVE items to improve user experience.
These vulnerabilities are mainly related to My Files, Theme Center, One UI Home, Knox, Dex, and more. Beyond security enhancements, the update delivers performance improvements and stability-boosting fixes.
Users of the Samsung Galaxy A53 smartphone can easily check and install the September 2024 security update via a few easy steps. Just, navigate to Settings >> Open the Software Update section from the menu >> Click on the Download and Install option to initiate the update process >> If the update is available, proceed to install it.
Users of the Samsung Galaxy Fold 5 have reported issues with the Wonderland lock screen feature following the One UI 6.1.1 update. Many have encountered that their Wonderland backgrounds disappeared.
After installing the One UI 6.1.1, when users tried to apply the Wonderland background back, they received pop-ups mentioning the animations were no longer available.
Recently, a Galaxy user shared their experience on the community, noting that their chosen Wonderland background disappeared after the latest Galaxy AI update. When they tried to reapply it, they got an alert message stating that the animation had been removed.
Despite this, the user confirmed that their animation settings were still set to 1.5x. This issue is raising questions about compatibility and functionality after the update.
In response, a community moderator has acknowledged the inconvenience and assured users that the issue is being addressed. He has mentioned that the development team is actively working on a fix the issue related to the 1.5x animation setting and improvements will be included in the next app update.
However, the moderator hasn’t confirmed any exact timeline for a new update that will bring the fix. We can expect that Samsung will soon release a fix with the Wonderland app update. Users are advised to keep their apps updated and stay tuned for the latest information on fixes and updates.
Samsung Wonderland 1.5.21 update fixes AOD setting menu issues and more
Galaxy Store could get a brand new icon identity in One UI 7. While we eagerly await Samsung’s new software, a new leak showing icon shift appeared online. It came after a long delay in such graphical leaks related to One UI 7.
Just three days left in the Samsung Developer Conference 2024. We hope the company will make some important announcements regarding the new software. It could also reveal its work on Android 15 optimization for Galaxies.
Tipster @kro_roe shared a new Galaxy Store icon, which could be from One UI 7. The leaked icon was in low resolution, which was reposted by @GalaxyTechie in high resolution. The new icon is smartly refined over the current icon in One UI 6.
The alleged One UI 7 Galaxy Store icon features a new bag design with a dynamic handle appearance. The background remains filled with elegant gradients, and one of the bag’s handles has also adopted a background color – rendering a circle-like look.
This is the new icon of Galaxy Store. pic.twitter.com/0GKBNpujND
— Galaxy Techie (@GalaxyTechie) September 29, 2024
Galaxy users witnessed a lot of fake One UI 7 inputs in July and August. September remained vacant in anticipation of the new software’s Beta release. We can’t validate the authenticity of this icon’s genuineness.
Google has made major strategic changes in Android distribution this year. The company launched its new flagships early and shipped with last year’s Android version. The rollout is expected to start for older Pixel models in mid-October.
On October 3, Samsung will hold the 2024 Developer Conference. The company may share information on its work on the One UI 7 software. We are assuming an important announcement for Galaxy users regarding the rollout schedule.