NEW 5GHOUL ATTACK IMPACTS PHONES WITH QUALCOMM, MEDIATEK CHIPS

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A group of researchers from Singapore discovered a series of 14 vulnerabilities that impact a total of 710 5G smartphone models from Android, Apple, routers, and USB modems. The 5Ghoul attacks range from temporary service disruption to network downgrade and can be executed without any secret knowledge of the victim, such as SIM card details. The flaws involve impersonating a legitimate 5G base station with proof-of-concept exploits available.