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Qualcomm Snapdragon bugs leave almost half of all smartphones open to attack – TechRadar
Security flaws could allow hackers to tack control of devices, spy on users and create un-removable malware
New research from Check Point has discovered over 400 vulnerabilities in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Signal Processor (DSP) chip that if exploited, could allow hackers to take control of over 40 percent of all smartphones.
A DSP is a system on a chip that is used for audio signal and digital image processing in a number of consumer devices including TVs and smartphones. While DSP chips bring a number of new features and capabilities to the devices they’re used in, they also introduce new weak…
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