Vulnerabilities discovered in Qualcomm chips affect 900 million Android smartphones
The Israeli company Checkpoint, specializing in cybersecurity research, reported the discovery of several vulnerabilities in Qualcomm processors, the use of which allows hackers to gain access to 900 million smartphones running Android, reports the BBC . The errors found are called Quadrooter, since with their help attackers can gain device administrator rights (root) and, accordingly, full control over it.