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Samsung Smart Fridge Vulnerability Could Pose Data Risk to Gmail Users

Samsung smart fridge owners beware: your Gmail account may be vulnerable to hackers. According to a new test from Pen Test Partners, a security firm that detects vulnerabilities in systems for companies, revealed that the fridge fails to validate Secure Socket Layer certificates, which create secure connections between a Web browser and a server. The researchers were able to gain access to user Gmail data by hacking the appliance.

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1 comment about "Samsung Smart Fridge Vulnerability Could Pose Data Risk to Gmail Users".
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  1. Robin Solis from synchronicity.co, August 26, 2015 at 8:34 p.m.

    Is this a joke?

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