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Samsung phones already protected against modem vulnerability that lets hackers listen to your calls 2021/05/06 2021/05/10 Google and other Android manufacturers try to keep on top of the hardware and software security, at varying degrees of intensity. But a vulnerability in widely-used Qualcomm SoCs disclosed by Check Point Research today was particularly alarming. It could theoretically allow a malicious app to patch the software for Qualcomm's MSM modem chips, giving it access to call and text history or even the ability to record conversations. Thankfully, most Samsung phones have alread...

Vulnerability affects high-end Android phones from Google, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, and OnePlus Qualcomm has, however, said that it issued fixes to OEMs for this vulnerability last year. Shubham Verma | May 7, 2021 | Updated 16:53 IST Highlights These phones are from Samsung, Google, LG, Xiaomi, and OnePlus. Qualcomm has said it has fixed the vulnerability and users should upgrade their phones. The debate on whether Android is better than iOS or otherwise is not going to end anytime soon. And it looks like those advocating for iOS have got a new point to their debate. Security researchers have f...