Samsung ’ s televisions and wearables reportedly have Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability serious vulnerabilities that could allow malicious hackers to remotely take control of them . Security researchers in Israel have uncovered Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability 40 previously undiscovered vulnerabilities in the operating system running in Samsung ’ s line of smart televisions , smartwatches , and even mobile phones , which could give hackers easy access to the devices , Motherboard is reporting Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability after discussing the findings Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability with the researchers . Tens of millions of electronics could be at risk , security researcher Amihai Neiderman told Motherboard . The security flaws are living inside Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability Tizen , an operating system Samsung ( SSNLF ) has been developing over the last several years that runs on the company ’ s televisions , smartwatches , and some low-powered mobile devices . Hackers with knowledge of the vulnerabilities can be half a world away but connect over the Internet to a Samsung television or wearable , and assume complete control over the device . Neiderman didn ’ t say if hackers have been exploiting some of the flaws built into Tizen , and he has only been analyzing the software for the past eight months . He believes that many of the 40 flaws—called zero day exploits because there are no fixes and hackers could take advantage of them right now—were caused by Samsung coding errors that were never discovered Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability in product testing

Intel is reporting Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability a firmware vulnerability that could let attackers take over remote management functions on computers built over nearly the past decade . The vulnerability , disclosed Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability on Monday , affects Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability features in Intel firmware that are designed for enterprise IT management . Enterprises using Intel Active Management Technology , Intel Small Business Technology and Intel Standard Manageability on their systems should patch Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability them as soon as possible , the company says . The vulnerable firmware features can be found Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability in some current Core processors and all the way back to Intel 's first-generation Core , called Nehalem , which shipped in 2008 . They 're part of versions 6.0 through 11.6 of Intel 's manageability firmware . No consumer PCs are affected , the company said . Nor are data-center servers running Intel Server Platform Services . Intel Active Management Technology is a feature in Core processors that lets organizations remotely track , manage and secure whole fleets of connected computers . For example , it can be used to monitor and repair retail checkout systems , digital signage and PCs at places like stores , offices and schools . Intel didn ’ t provide Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability technical details of the vulnerability , but it said Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability a hacker could use the flaw to take over the remote management functions . In an email , Intel said Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability it learned Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability about the vulnerability from a security researcher in March . “ We are not aware Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability of any exploitation of this vulnerability , ” the company said . Intel said it has prepared Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability a patch and is working with manufacturers to roll it out Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability to users as soon as possible . Intel ’ s security advisory also lays out steps users can take to find out if they ’ re affected . For example , PCs built with its vPro technology will have the vulnerable Intel Active Management feature .