To appease the worried and anxious users of Samsung flagship smartphones, SwiftKey said that the hack is not easy to pull off because it involves particular timing.
The British firm said that the only time that a hacker can sneak into a device is when the keyboard software is applying a software update, short of saying actually that hacker must be up round-the-clock to time his hacking into a particular Samsung smartphone.
For its part, Samsung also released a statement saying that the company takes emergency security threats very seriously and is committed to providing the latest in mobile security, contrary to what NowSecure said that the company actually slept on the issue when it raised it to them back in November.
Samsung also said that it is going to address the issue by coming up with a patch through its Samsung KNOX service which it will be rolling out in the next few days.
But the company did not mention whether all devices affected by the vulnerability will get the patch simultaneously or in batches.
NowSecure is advising users of Samsung Galaxy smartphones to avoid unsecure Wi-Fi, momentarily stop using their handsets, and call their mobile carrier networks to pressure them into a quick fix, who will then pressure Samsung to solve the problem at the soonest possible time.
Samsung doesn’t respond to emails, period.