from TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog
Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs (systems on a chip) power a large percentage of smart devices in use today. The company's own website notes that more than a billion devices use Snapdragon processors or modems. Unfortunately, many of these devices contain security flaws that could allow an attacker to gain root access. Gaining root access on a device is highly valuable; it allows the attacker access to various capabilities they would not have under normal circumstances.
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