Google’s top-notch vulnerability researchers rarely bring good news. They’ve found another whopper: Flaws in a microchip used widely in Apple and Android mobile devices could be used to remotely hack a device over Wi-Fi.
It’s the kind of heart-stopping find that has unfortunately become routine for Google’s Project Zero, which does deep research into critical software and components. Apple has issued a patch for the flaws, but Android devices remain unprotected.
The problems are contained within the firmware of a system on chip made by Broadcom that is used in mobile devices and Wi-Fi routers.
