With the USSD vulnerability exposed today, current users of Samsung Galaxy SII phones should be very careful with the links you follow and click on until you have managed to fix your phone. EFTM has the details on exactly how to fix it, and check if it’s been fixed.
Firstly, are you affected? Click this link (Safe) to check. If your phone switches to a dialer screen and shows a pop up prompt with your IMEI number, you are indeed vulnerable.
If your phone switches to dialer and shows a number within your dialer, but has not actually dialed, you are okay.
Here’s how to get protected.
Let us know how you go.
The reason this is a risk is those nasty scammers out there. Imagine you get a Direct Message on Twitter or a message on Facebook, or even an email that looks like this:
So, be aware, be very aware.
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