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600M Samsung Galaxy phones potentially exposed to hackers

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Every Samsung Galaxy device - from the S3 to the latest S6 - has a significant flaw that lets in hackers, researchers have discovered.

According to CNNMoney, researchers at cybersecurity firm NowSecure made its findings public Tuesday. The flaw potentially allows hackers to spy on anyone using a Samsung Galaxy phone because of a vulnerability in its keyboard software, which can't be deleted.

NowSecure says it made the findings public this week after Samsung was told in November and did nothing.

As many as 600 million devices could be affected, the firm estimates.

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