Computer security experts discovered a vulnerability in Shannon chips present in the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge of Samsung . This failure can intercept phone calls.
explains the site The Register, the chip has a configuration error that allows the phone to connect to a base station (antenna). To imitate the attack requires a type of base station in particular OpenBTS, and located near the devices that seek to intervene.
The devices will automatically connect to the station false then proceed to download a firmware (instructions to run a program) in the telephone base processor band. This directs calls to false stations, which are then redirected to a proxy that records conversations and then headed, finally, to whom it was intended the call.
If Although the discoverers of vulnerability, which also affects the Galaxy Note 4 have revealed more information, does indicate that Samsung aware of the problem and is working on a solution.
This is the second vulnerability in less than two weeks in smartphones Samsung after the discovery user You Tube Rootjunky in demonstrating how to avoid the security measures of the property Factory Reset Protection (FRP)
Source:. Wayerless.com
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