Android devices prone to hacking

The tech giant’s Project Zero team said it had alerted the chip designer ARM about the GPU bug

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Smartphone manufacturers, including Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo and Google, “hadn’t deployed patches to fix the vulnerabilities

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Devices with a Mali GPU are currently vulnerable,” said Ian Beer of Project Zero

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ARM fixed the issues promptly in July and August 2022, disclosing them as security issues

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Google “discovered that all of our test devices which used Mali GPU are still vulnerable

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Companies need to remain vigilant, follow upstream sources closely, and do their best to provide complete patches to users

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Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series devices and the company’s Snapdragon-powered handsets aren’t affected by these bugs.

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