… This isn’t the first time Ledger’s research group has uncovered security weaknesses in MediaTek hardware. Last year, the Donjon team discovered fault injection vulnerabilities in the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset, resulting in a complete security compromise. …
… Mobile That major MediaTek security flaw may have affected more Android phones than initially reported Security firm Trustonic has pushed back on claims that its software is vulnerable on MediaTek chips. …
… According to the latest Android Security Bulletin , the update patches a number of high-severity security vulnerabilities, plus one marked as critical. …
… Rebane, who has previously reported Chrome security issues, says slow responses are unfortunately common. But even by browser-security standards, a delay this long is difficult to ignore. …
… In the past year, Google has expanded its AI-focused security efforts. …
… While these languages are efficient, they are “memory-unsafe,” meaning a single coding error can lead to vulnerabilities like buffer overflows. …
… While vulnerabilities eventually get fixed, that usually happens only after security researchers discover them — bad actors can misuse them before disclosure to target high-risk individuals and compromise their security and privacy. …
… We encourage end users to apply security updates as they become available from device makers. The statement attributes the research behind the GBL exploit to the Xiaomi ShadowBlade Security Lab, and notes that fixes for it were made available to Android brands earlier this month. …
… The security lapse follows Meta’s massive corporate layoffs and reassignments to AI initiatives, which reportedly shrank Instagram’s Trust and Safety division by 60%. …
… The simplest solution is to upgrade, as older phones are already more vulnerable to security issues, and this is just another reason to move on. …