Security News > 2020 > August > Android phones could spy on users via flaws in Qualcomm chip

Vulnerabilities were found in a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip that could let attackers obtain photos, videos, call recordings, and other data on Android phones, says Check Point Research.

A new report by cyber threat intelligence provider Check Point Research explains how vulnerabilities found in a chip in many Android phones could allow hackers to spy on users.

In its report "Achilles: Small chip, big peril," Check Point described how it discovered more than 400 security flaws in a Snapdragon Digital Signal Processor chip made by Qualcomm Technologies.

Qualcomm is a common name in the mobile arena as its chips are embedded into phones from Google, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and other Android vendors.

The DSP flaws discovered by Check Point could help hackers turn targeted phones into their own spying devices by obtaining such information as photos, videos, call recordings, real-time microphone data, and GPS and location data.

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