A new security vulnerability in Qualcomm’s mobile station modems could allow an attacker to slip malicious code into mobile phones, undetected. The vulnerability resides in the QMI voice service API exposed by the modem to the operating system. An estimated 30% of all smartphones use a Qualcomm chip, according to research from Counterpoint. Samsung has issued a statement on the vulnerability, urging users to update their devices as soon as patches become available. In August 2020, Check Point researchers disclosed more than 400 security issues in its digital signal processing chip, collectively called “Achilles”
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