Scary Qualcomm vulnerability might have let hackers spy on Android users

[Chris Smith]

Check Point Research (CPR) security researchers have discovered a significant security vulnerability in a Qualcomm chip found inside hundreds of millions of Android handsets. The mobile station modem (MSM) chip is present in nearly 40% of all the world’s phones, CPR explained. Hackers aware of the vulnerability could have abused it to “inject malicious and invisible code” into phones, which would have allowed them to spy on users. Successful attacks would have allowed hackers to read SMS messages and listen to phone conversations.

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