25.09.2012 14:35 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

'Dirty USSD' code could automatically wipe your Samsung TouchWiz device

The Factory Reset. One of those last ditch efforts that many of us have a fair bit of experience with. However, a malicious embed code could potentially do the exact same thing to your Galaxy S III. The Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code (which we won't reproduce here) apparently only works on Samsung phones running Touchwiz, and only if you are directed to the dodgy destination while inside the stock browser (rather than Chrome, for example). This means the Galaxy Nexus is unaffected, but it can work the same dark magic on the likes of the Galaxy S II. We've been trying to murder a GS III here at Engadget, but with no lu

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