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July 20, 2016 03:21 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/I0UzPUP6zHU/baseband-vulnerability-could-m.html
Baseband vulnerability could mean undetectable, unblockable attacks on mobile phones
The baseband firmware in your phone is the outermost layer of software, the "bare metal" code that has to be implicitly trusted by the phone's operating system and apps to work; a flaw in that firmware means that attackers can do scary things to your hone that the phone itself can't detect or defend against. (more…)
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/I0UzPUP6zHU/baseband-vulnerability-could-m.html
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