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Qualcomm Chip Bug Opens Android Fans to Eavesdropping – Threatpost
A malicious app can exploit the issue, which could affect up to 30 percent of Android phones.
A malicious app can exploit the issue, which could affect up to 30 percent of Android phones.A vulnerability in a 5G modem data service could allow mobile hackers to remotely target Android users by injecting malicious code into a phone’s modem gaining the ability to execute code, access mobile users’ call histories and text messages, and eavesdrop on phone calls.
That’s according to Check Point Research, which said that the bug (CVE-2020-11292) exists in the Qualcomm Mobile Station Modem (MSM)…
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