Hackers used booby-trapped images to spy on Samsung phones, no clicks required
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Hackers exploited an unpatched Samsung Galaxy vulnerability throughout 2024 using weaponized image files that automatically infected devices without any user interaction. The sophisticated "Landfall" spyware activated when phones processed malicious DNG images, bypassing security to steal data, contacts, and remotely access cameras and microphones across targeted users in Middle Eastern countries.
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