A new firmware update for Samsung's flagship devices has covered security related to the smartphone's iris recognition algorithm. A change log posted in Samsung Mobile Security Blog revealed that a total of 68 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures will be addressed in this month's security update, both for Google's Android OS and Samsung's own devices.Sam Mobile has noted that one fix included in the October security update had something to do particularly with Samsung Galaxy Note 7.”The changelog also reveals that it addresses a security weakness related to recognition and matching algorithm of the Galaxy Note 7's iris scanner,” the post noted.Furthermore, the blog site listed some of the contents of the new security update as “privately disclosed.”Explaining the reason why the company did not reveal them, GSM Arena said that sharing these publicly could give hackers ample time to exploit and take advantage of these vulnerabilities and issues.
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