{"id":2206,"date":"2017-04-05T11:38:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T17:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2206"},"modified":"2017-04-05T11:38:50","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T17:38:50","slug":"millions-of-smartphones-using-broadcom-wi-fi-chip-can-be-hacked-over-the-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2206","title":{"rendered":"Millions Of Smartphones Using Broadcom Wi-Fi Chip Can Be Hacked Over-the-Air"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>Millions of smartphones and smart gadgets, including Apple iOS and many Android handsets from various manufacturers, equipped with Broadcom Wifi chips are vulnerable to over-the-air hijacking without any user interaction.<\/p>\n

Just yesterday, Apple rushed out an emergency iOS 10.3.1 patch update to address a serious bug that could allow an attacker within same Wifi network to remotely execute malicious code on the Broadcom WiFi SoC (Software-on-Chip) used in iPhones, iPads, and iPods.<\/p>\n

The vulnerability was described as the stack buffer overflow issue and was discovered by Google’s Project Zero staffer Gal Beniamini, who today detailed his research on a lengthy blog post, saying the flaw affects not only Apple but all those devices using Broadcom’s Wi-Fi stack.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Millions of smartphones and smart gadgets, including Apple iOS and many Android handsets from various manufacturers, equipped with Broadcom Wifi chips are vulnerable to over-the-air hijacking without any user interaction. Just yesterday, Apple rushed out an emergency iOS 10.3.1 patch update to address a serious bug that could allow an…<\/p>\n

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