Largest Mobile Chipset Manufacturers used Vulnerable Audio Dec | Abhijith N T
Largest Mobile Chipset Manufacturers used Vulnerable Audio Decoder, 2/3 of Android users’ Privacy around the World were at Risk
Check Point Research discovered vulnerabilities in the ALAC format that could have led an attacker to remotely get access to its media and audio conversations
MediaTek and Qualcomm, the two largest mobile chipset manufacturers in the world, used the ALAC audio coding in their widely distributed mobile handsets, putting millions of Android users’ privacy at risk
Research, dubbed “ALHACK” finds Two thirds of all smartphones sold in 2021 are vulnerable
Qualcomm and MediaTek acknowledged the vulnerabilities flagged by CPR, putting patches and fixes in response
