Samsung users should update their devices as soon as possible as the company’s latest update includes a fix for a flaw that could allow hackers to gain access to your phone to remotely install malicious code on it. As reported by data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.pcmag.com/news/update-your-samsung-phone-major-new-security-fix-ready-to-download” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.pcmag.com/news/update-your-samsung-phone-major-new-security-fix-ready-to-download” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>PCMag, the flaw in question (tracked as data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21043″ target=”_blank” data-url=”https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21043″ referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>CVE-2025-21043) was first discovered last month and Apple pushed out a patch for it to iOS users with its data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/apple-issues-security-updates-to-fix-zero-day-flaw-used-in-chrome-attacks-update-your-iphone-and-mac-right-now” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/apple-issues-security-updates-to-fix-zero-day-flaw-used-in-chrome-attacks-update-your-iphone-and-mac-right-now”> 18.6.2 update. Now though, Samsung phones are receiving their own fix as part of a wider security update.
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