Verizon Galaxy S8 Blueborne fix rolled out

Last updated: October 3rd, 2017 at xv:17 UTC+01:00

The Blueborne set up has gradually been rolled out for more devices over the by couple of weeks. Today, the Verizon Galaxy S8 Blueborne set has been released. The largest carrier in the United States has now patched the Bluetooth-based vulnerability on the Milky way S8 that affects a plethora of Android-powered devices.

Blueborne is actually a Bluetooth vulnerability that exposes users' devices to the risk of beingness taken over past hackers. An attacker can remotely pair with their device fifty-fifty if it's not in discoverable manner. It's possible to remotely execute malicious code in order to steal information without the user always knowing most it.

Verizon Milky way S8 Blueborne fix

Firmware version G950USQS1AQI6 is now beingness rolled out for the Milky way S8 on Verizon. It's simply a matter of time before the carrier rolls out a like update for the Galaxy S8+ too.

This firmware update brings the Verizon Galaxy S8 Blueborne prepare. It's rolling out to Verizon customers today. The update is available for download from our firmware section likewise.

However, it doesn't update the security patch to September. The device will remain on the August security patch. However, given that Samsung detailed the October 2017 security patch today, it may not exist long earlier the latest security release arrives.

Await Verizon to release the Blueborne fix for additional Samsung handsets in its lineup shortly. It has already released the fix for devices similar the Galaxy Note Edge a couple of weeks ago.

Verizon Galaxy S8 Blueborne fix