As far as officially confirmed, hackers Qualcomm targeting Android users by exploiting zero-day vulnerability in processors took.
Qualcomm announced that a zero-day vulnerability called CVE-2024-43047 was detected in many mobile processor models and connection modules it offers for sale. It has been reported that attacks have been made on certain Android users using this vulnerability and that the dangerous vulnerability has been exploited by Google. ‘Threat Analysis Group’ and ‘Amnesty International Security Lab’ It is announced that it was found by researchers. Qualcomm stated that the zero-day vulnerability discovered is in hardware used in millions of devices such as Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Snapdragon 888+, Snapdragon 660, Snapdragon 680, FastConnect 6700, 6800, 6900, 7800 and Snapdragon X55 5G modem. He explains that he sent the update that closed the vulnerability to phone manufacturers last month. It is currently unknown or not disclosed who is using this vulnerability and how and who is being attacked through this vulnerability.
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Before this, Qualcomm had come to the fore with a surprising Intel development. According to allegations, the mobile processor giant is in some negotiations to purchase Intel. Intel If you don’t know, things haven’t been good financially lately. That’s why the company has been taking important steps recently. For example, as it turned out last month, the company Arm in the second quarter (Arm Holdings) He sold all his shares in his company. The company specifically sold 1.18 million shares and about that It is estimated that it generated $147 million in revenue.. It is reported that Intel retained its shares in Joby Aviation, MariaDB, Astera Labs and Senti Biosciences.
In a shared news, it was said that Qualcomm wants to buy a part of Intel’s chip design department. Later The Wall Street Journal brought the full purchase of resources to the agenda. Qualcomm, which made an assertive entry into the PC market with Snapdragon It wants to have a greater say in the field with Intel’s resources. Qualcomm’s biggest rival in the mobile processor market is currently MediaTek, and Taiwan-based MediaTek is currently developing multiple processors through a partnership with Nvidia. These include artificial intelligence-focused special PC processors.