If you own a smartphone with a MediaTek processor, we have some bad news for you. Your device is vulnerable as there’s a backdoor through which a potential attacker might gain access remotely to your device. According to Gadgets 360, MediaTek has confirmed the existence of this bug and if exploited, an attacker may gain access to a user’s private data.
You’re in luck if you’re running Android Lollipop or newer versions on your device because the bug is reported to affect only devices running Android 4.4 Kitkat. In an email statement sent by MediaTek to Gadgets360 , this backdoor is due to a debug feature developed solely for the purpose of telecommunication inter-operability testing especially for devices to be sold in China.
The bug allows a potential hacker to remotely gain root access to your device, leaving your private data at the risk of being compromised. This bug was first detected by Justin Case (@jcase ), a specialist in mobile security research and developemnt.
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