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Check Point Research detects privacy flaw on Qualcomm’s mobile station modems – Tech Xplore
Check Point Research (CPR) has identified a security flaw in the Qualcomm chip of the mobile station modems (MSM) used in cellular communication for over 40 percent…
Check Point Research (CPR) has identified a security flaw in the Qualcomm chip of the mobile station modems (MSM) used in cellular communication for over 40 percent of phones worldwide. If exploited, a hacker could use the vulnerability to infect Android OS with unseen, malicious code, thereby providing them access to user audio conversations as well as SMS threads and call history.
Indeed, many top-notch phone brands such as Android, LG, Samsung, One Plus and Xiaomi utilize MSM, meaning many phones…
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