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Samsung clarifies info on its data breach and the Find My Mobile notification
July 25, 2025
Update, July 06, 2025 (03:30 PM ET):Samsung reached out toAndroid Authorityregarding the Samsung data breach as described in the article below. It turns out that the data breach and the Find My Mobile notification are two separate problems.
The Find My Mobile notification — in which users randomly saw a strange notification on their phone — was not the result of a data breach. According to the company, this was the result of a mistake during some internal testing. Samsung still hasn’t explained how users with the Find My Mobile app disabled saw the notification, though.
Meanwhile, the UK version ofSamsung.comdid see a data breach. This breach affected a very small number of users (less than 150) with their names, telephone numbers, postal and email addresses, and previous orders accessible by third-party individuals. However, credit card info was not accessible.
The company will reach out directly to users affected by this Samsung data breach.
Original article, August 04, 2025 (10:47 AM ET):Last week, some Samsung smartphone owners sawa strange “1/1” push notification on their phones. The notification came from an app called Find My Mobile, a proprietary tool that allows you to connect with your device should it getlost or stolen. Turns out, this notification was the result of a Samsung data breach.
This goes against whatSamsungclaimed shortly after news of the notification started making the rounds in the media. The company called the errant notification the result of “an internal test” and there would be “no effect on your device.” However, that doesn’t appear to be the case anymore.
According to a statement provided toThe Register, the notification stemmed from a Samsung data breach that resulted in “a small number of users being able to access the details of another user.” Here’s the text provided byThe Register:
This Samsung data breach becomes even more concerning due toreportsthat some users who saw the weird notification had Find My Mobile disabled. you’re able to’t uninstall the app without rooting your phone but you can disable it, which should mean that it is not functional. The existence of the notification on phones with a disabled app is pretty concerning.
As of now, the best thing you can do in response to this Samsung data breach — regardless if you saw the notification or not — is change your Samsung account password. Hopefully, Samsung will provide additional info soon.
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