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Qualcomm Releases Details on Chip Vulnerabilities Exploited in Targeted Attacks
2023-12-06 05:23

Chipmaker Qualcomm has released more information about three high-severity security flaws that it said came under "limited, targeted exploitation" back in October 2023. The vulnerabilities are as...

Qualcomm patches 3 actively exploited zero-days
2023-10-04 13:43

Qualcomm has fixed three actively exploited vulnerabilities in its Adreno GPU and Compute DSP drivers. Vulnerabilities exploited in Qualcomm GPU and DSP drivers.

Qualcomm Releases Patch for 3 new Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation
2023-10-03 16:37

Chipmaker Qualcomm has released security updates to address 17 vulnerabilities in various components, while warning that three other zero-days have come under active exploitation. Of the 17 flaws,...

Qualcomm says hackers exploit 3 zero-days in its GPU, DSP drivers
2023-10-03 15:29

Qualcomm is warning of three zero-day vulnerabilities in its GPU and Compute DSP drivers that hackers are actively exploiting in attacks. Qualcomm says it has released security updates that address the issues in its Adreno GPU and Compute DSP drivers, and impacted OEMs were also notified.

Tech CEO admits role in tricking Qualcomm into $150M takeover
2023-08-15 10:27

The former chief executive of a company that was sold to Qualcomm for more than $150 million has pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering relating to a $1.5 million transaction involving proceeds from the deal. Sanjiv Taneja was CEO at startup Abreezio, for which Qualcomm agreed to pay roughly $180 million, $150 million of which was paid in cash in October 2015.

With ICMP magic, you can snoop on vulnerable HiSilicon, Qualcomm-powered Wi-Fi
2023-04-07 07:30

A vulnerability identified in at least 55 Wi-Fi router models can be exploited by miscreants to spy on victims' data as it's sent over a wireless network. Eggheads in China and the US have published details of a security shortcoming in the network processing units in Qualcomm and HiSilicon chips found at the heart of various wireless access points.

Qualcomm Chipsets and Lenovo BIOS Get Security Updates to Fix Multiple Flaws
2023-01-04 10:47

Qualcomm on Tuesday released patches to address multiple security flaws in its chipsets, some of which could be exploited to cause information disclosure and memory corruption. The five vulnerabilities - tracked from CVE-2022-40516 through CVE-2022-40520 - also impact Lenovo ThinkPad X13s laptops, prompting the Chinese PC maker to issue BIOS updates to plug the security holes.

WatchGuard releases endpoint security for Windows on Qualcomm Snapdragon PCs
2021-05-19 02:00

WatchGuard announced that it's releasing endpoint security for use on Windows-based 5G- and 4G LTE-enabled PCs powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon compute platforms with its Panda Adaptive Defense 360 offering. "The recent surge of cloud-enabled remote workforces has expanded the traditional network perimeter and introduced many new security risks. At the same time, the global shortage of skilled security professionals makes organizations more vulnerable to threat actors. These pressures highlight the importance of adopting cloud-based security solutions with built-in endpoint security features," said Gianluca Busco Arré, vice president, global endpoints sales at WatchGuard.

UScellular, Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Inseego achieve 5G extended-range milestone over mmWave
2021-05-10 23:00

UScellular, Qualcomm, Ericsson and Inseego announced the companies have successfully achieved a 5G extended-range milestone over millimeter Wave on a commercial network. The achievement demonstrates the impressive range and connectivity speeds 5G mmWave can provide to homes and businesses everywhere.

New Qualcomm Chip Bug Could Let Hackers Spy On Android Devices
2021-05-10 05:41

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new security vulnerability in Qualcomm's mobile station modems that could potentially allow an attacker to leverage the underlying Android operating system to slip malicious code into mobile phones, undetected. Designed since the 1990s, Qualcomm MSM chips allows mobile phones to connect to cellular networks and allow Android to take to the chip's processor via the Qualcomm MSM Interface, a proprietary protocol that enables the communication between the software components in the MSM and other peripheral subsystems on the device such as cameras and fingerprint scanners.