The brand confirms that hackers exploited a zero-day flaw, a vulnerability that the manufacturer was unaware of when the abuse occurred. The breach lies in dozens of chipsets used in millions of Android smartphones around the world.
Likewise, Qualcomm confirms that a patch was sent to manufacturers last month and qualifies, as we already mentioned, the attack as limited and selective exploitation.
Vulnerability that affects millions of smartphones
The vulnerability affects 64 chips manufactured by Qualcomm. These include the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 platform, used in flagship devices such as: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, OnePlus 10 Pro, Sony Xperia 1 IV, Oppo Find X5 Pro, Honor Magic4 Pro, Xiaomi 12, and others.
The list also includes Snapdragon modems and FastConnect modules, used for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.
A company spokesperson stated that Qualcomm has already sent out a patch, but it is up to smartphone manufacturers to release it for their customers.
According to a spokesperson for Amnesty International’s Security Laboratory, the investigation Exhaustive analysis of who is to blame and who could have exploited this vulnerability will soon come to light.
It should be noted that investigations by organizations such as Google and Amnesty suggest that hackers may have targeted specific people and not a large group of users. It will be a matter of time to know the effect this vulnerability had.
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