Google reports 18 security vulnerabilities in Samsung devices

Project Zero claims that hackers can hack into your phone until Samsung fixes its modems

OR Project Zerowhich includes a team of the Google to research security, found problems with modems on SAMSUNG that power devices like the Pixel 6, Pixel 7, and select Galaxy S22 and A53 models.

According to the company disclosure, some Exynos modems have a number of vulnerabilities that could “allow an attacker to remotely compromise a baseband-level phone without user interaction” without needing much more than the phone number of the company. victim.

The report also underlines this experienced hackers it can exploit the problem “with only limited additional R&D.”

Google says the March security update for the Pixel should fix the issue, though 9to5Google points out it’s not yet available for the Pixel 6, 6 Pro, and 6a.

Check it out here devices that may be at risk.

Google’s recommendation for people who know their phone is using one of the vulnerable modems and are worried it could be exploited, one solution to protect yourself would be to disable Wi-Fi calling and Voice over LTE.

OR Byte has contacted Samsung for clarification and is awaiting a response.

Samsung to invest BRL 1 trillion in building chip factories

The South Korean government has announced the construction of the largest chip factory park in the world, with a billion-dollar investment by Samsung Electronics, the main division of the tech giant.

The complex, which is expected to consist of manufacturing units specializing in high-end chips and memory, will be installed in the metropolitan area of ​​the capital Seoul, and will receive a huge investment of more than 300 trillion won, a value exceeding R $ 1 trillion in direct conversion.

Alongside the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy and representatives of Samsung, the novelty was presented by the president of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, who stated that it would be “the largest complex of semiconductors installed in metropolitan areas with private investment”.

Source: Terra

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