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04-04-2017, 02:27 PM
When we’re shopping for a new TV, things like 4K, HDR, smart apps, and design all factor into our final decision. We don’t generally give much thought to the underlying operating system, but a new report about Samsung’s Tizen OS might change that.
According to Motherboard (https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/samsung-tizen-operating-system-bugs-vulnerabilities), Samsung’s home-grown OS is “a hacker’s dream,” with some 40 unknown zero-day vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely. The report says the security holes can be found on versions of Tizen going back years, and affect all forms of the OS, including smartwatches like the Gear S3 (http://www.greenbot.com/article/3151517/android/samsung-gear-s3-frontier-a-big-bold-move-to-establish-smartwatch-dominance.html).
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According to Motherboard (https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/samsung-tizen-operating-system-bugs-vulnerabilities), Samsung’s home-grown OS is “a hacker’s dream,” with some 40 unknown zero-day vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely. The report says the security holes can be found on versions of Tizen going back years, and affect all forms of the OS, including smartwatches like the Gear S3 (http://www.greenbot.com/article/3151517/android/samsung-gear-s3-frontier-a-big-bold-move-to-establish-smartwatch-dominance.html).
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